Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains
Title | Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains PDF eBook |
Author | James L. Stubbendieck |
Publisher | |
Pages | 620 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Weeds |
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Weed Seeds of the Great Plains
Title | Weed Seeds of the Great Plains PDF eBook |
Author | Linda W. Davis |
Publisher | University Press of Kansas |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Nature |
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The only book available that covers a large number of Great Plains plants, this handbook provides information about the seeds of 280 species of weedy plants of the Great Plains, including ones commonly found in crops, rangeland, lawns, anfd along roadsides.
Field Guide to the Common Grasses of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska
Title | Field Guide to the Common Grasses of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska PDF eBook |
Author | Iralee Barnard |
Publisher | University Press of Kansas |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2014-03-24 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0700619453 |
Once covered by wild grasses, America's heartland is by nature a grassland, populated with plants whose ecological importance, practical value, and subtle beauty we are only now beginning to comprehend. Of the 3,000 species of wild plants in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, in the heart of the heartland, only two of every ten are grasses, and in some prairies just one or two of these can account for 80 to 90 percent of the ground cover. It is these major wild grasses, the native and the naturalized, that this field guide covers, as well as some not found in such large numbers but nonetheless widespread and easily noticed. From the more familiar (like big bluestem, little bluestem, Indiangrass, switchgrass, buffalograss, sideoats grama, and blue grama) to the less recognized (such as ticklegrass, rice cutgrass, and prairie wedgegrass), from the weedy to the desirable, each of the seventy species profiled in these pages appears in full-color, its fundamental characteristics clearly identifiable by novice and expert alike: flowers and seed heads, leaf details with size comparisons, and whole mature plant pictures. Though of ever broadening interest--to ranchers, gardeners, naturalists, and restorers of prairies and native landscapes--grasses are notoriously tricky to identify. A number of features of this guide make the task considerably easier. A handy system of "finding lists," allows a user to navigate quickly to identification of an unknown grass. Descriptions, written in clear and easily understood terms, focus on the primary characteristics of each species and are accompanied by distribution maps. And an illustrated glossary, leaf comparison section, and table of grass flowering dates provide additional information and opportunities for recognizing and appreciating various species. Putting these plants into ecological and cultural context, botanist and grass specialist Iralee Barnard gives readers, whether curious amateur, passionate naturalist, or professional, a new way of understanding the grasses of America's prairies and plains, including their plant structures and adaptations, their natural history, ecological associations, and cultural importance.
Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains
Title | Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2003-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780803276185 |
A beautifully rendered reference guide to the Great Plains portion of the famous expedition through the American West highlights the explorer's remarkable encounters with previously undocumented flora and fauna as they moved through the Plains region. Original. (Biology & Natural History)
The Culture of Wilderness
Title | The Culture of Wilderness PDF eBook |
Author | Frieda Knobloch |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 221 |
Release | 2000-11-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0807862541 |
In this innovative work of cultural and technological history, Frieda Knobloch describes how agriculture functioned as a colonizing force in the American West between 1862 and 1945. Using agricultural textbooks, USDA documents, and historical accounts of western settlement, she explores the implications of the premise that civilization progresses by bringing agriculture to wilderness. Her analysis is the first to place the trans-Mississippi West in the broad context of European and classical Roman agricultural history. Knobloch shows how western land, plants, animals, and people were subjugated in the name of cultivation and improvement. Illuminating the cultural significance of plows, livestock, trees, grasses, and even weeds, she demonstrates that discourse about agriculture portrays civilization as the emergence of a colonial, socially stratified, and bureaucratic culture from a primitive, feminine, and unruly wilderness. Specifically, Knobloch highlights the displacement of women from their historical role as food gatherers and producers and reveals how Native American land-use patterns functioned as a form of cultural resistance. Describing the professionalization of knowledge, Knobloch concludes that both social and biological diversity have suffered as a result of agricultural 'progress.'
Grasses of the Great Plains
Title | Grasses of the Great Plains PDF eBook |
Author | James Stubbendieck |
Publisher | Texas A&M University Press |
Pages | 736 |
Release | 2017-02-17 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1623494788 |
A vast swath of prairie situated between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains, the North American Great Plains extend across ten states in the United States and three provinces in Canada. The dominant vegetation is grass—both the native species that have long thrived here and the cultivated crops such as corn, wheat, and sorghum that are the result of human agricultural activity. This comprehensive guide, written by three grass specialists, is an invaluable tool for identification of the approximately 450 species of grasses that occur on the Great Plains. In each description, the authors cover distribution, habitat, forage value, and toxicity and include a detailed black-and-white illustration of the grass as well as a range map. Intended as a reference for landowners, rangeland specialists, students, state and federal agency professionals, and nongovernment conservation organizations, Grasses of the Great Plains will serve a wide audience of users involved in and dedicated to grassland management.
Biology and Management of Noxious Rangeland Weeds
Title | Biology and Management of Noxious Rangeland Weeds PDF eBook |
Author | Roger L. Sheley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 466 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Science |
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In addition to the theory and principles of weed management, this book provides information about twenty-nine of the most serious weeds in the West, including weed identification, origin, history and distribution, invasion potentials, biology and ecology, and specific management options. Full-color photographs and distribution maps help illustrate the plants and the invasive threat they pose. An invaluable resource for land managers, resource specialists, and students of natural resource management, Biology and Management of Noxious Rangeland Weeds provides practical, science-based information needed for sustainable weed management and land restoration.