Weeds of North America
By: Richard Dickinson and France Royer
Contributors: Royer, France, 1951- author
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 797
ISBN-13: 9780226076447
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Identification; Handbooks, manuals; Weeds
Description: Encyclopedic in scope, the book is the first to cover North American weeds at every stage of growth. The book is organized by plant family, and more than five hundred species are featured. Each receives a two-page spread with images and text identification keys. Species are arranged within family alphabetically by scientific name, and entries include vital information on seed viability and germination requirements.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 761-764) and index.
Table of contents: title: Plant structures; title: Identification of weed species; title: Key to trees and shrubs; title: Key to vines and climbing plants; title: Key to herbaceous land plants; title: Key to aquatic plants; title: Key to grasses and grasslike plants; title: Family and species descriptions.