Manual of Grasses for North America
Title | Manual of Grasses for North America PDF eBook |
Author | Mary E. Barkworth |
Publisher | University Press of Colorado |
Pages | 1552 |
Release | 2007-09-15 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1457180987 |
Grasses are the world’s most important plants. They are the dominant species over large parts of the earth’s land surface, a fact that is reflected in the many different words that exist for grasslands, words such as prairie, veldt, palouse, and pampas to mention just a few. As a group, grasses are of major ecological importance, as soil binders and providers of shelter and food for wild animals, both large and small. Some grasses, such as wheat, rice, corn, barley, rye, tef, and sugar cane are major sources of calories for humans and their livestock; others, primarily bamboos, are used for construction, tools, paper, and fabric. More recently, the seed catalogs that tantalize gardeners each winter have borne witness to an increasing appreciation of the aesthetic value of grasses. The Manual of Grasses for North America is designed as a successor to the classic volume by Hitchcock and Chase. It reflects current taxonomic thought and includes keys, illustrations, and distribution maps for the nearly 900 native and 400 introduced species that have been found in North America north of Mexico. In addition, it presents keys and illustrations for several species that are known only in cultivation or are of major agricultural significance, either as progenitors of bread wheat and corn or as a major threat to North American agriculture because of their ability to hybridize with crop species. The Manual of Grasses for North America is a major reference work for grasses that will retain its value for many years.
Handbook of Colorado Native Grasses
Title | Handbook of Colorado Native Grasses PDF eBook |
Author | Carl W. Herzman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Grasses |
ISBN |
Keys to Some Colorado Grasses in Vegetative Condition
Title | Keys to Some Colorado Grasses in Vegetative Condition PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Wingate |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-12-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780967867670 |
Guide to 150 species of grasses growing in Colorado in vegetative condition.
A Simplified Guide to Common Colorado Grasses
Title | A Simplified Guide to Common Colorado Grasses PDF eBook |
Author | Janet L. Wingate |
Publisher | |
Pages | 31 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Grasses |
ISBN | 9780964754317 |
Handbook of Colorado Native Grasses
Title | Handbook of Colorado Native Grasses PDF eBook |
Author | Colorado State University. Cooperative Extension Service |
Publisher | |
Pages | 30 |
Release | 1975* |
Genre | Grasses |
ISBN |
Some Colorado Grasses and Their Chemical Analysis, 1889
Title | Some Colorado Grasses and Their Chemical Analysis, 1889 PDF eBook |
Author | James Cassidy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 1890 |
Genre | Grasses |
ISBN |
The Invasion of Indian Country in the Twentieth Century
Title | The Invasion of Indian Country in the Twentieth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Fixico |
Publisher | University Press of Colorado |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2011-11-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781607321484 |
The Invasion of Indian Country in the Twentieth Century, Second Edition is updated through the first decade of the twenty-first century and contains a new chapter challenging Americans--Indian and non-Indian--to begin healing the earth. This analysis of the struggle to protect not only natural resources but also a way of life serves as an indispensable tool for students or anyone interested in Native American history and current government policy with regard to Indian lands or the environment.