Field guide to grasses of California
By: James P. Smith, Jr. ; illustrated by Kathy Simpson
Contributors: Simpson, Kathy, illustrator
Series: California natural history guide series -- no. 110; California natural history guides -- 110.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 437
ISBN-13: 9780520275676; 9780520275683
Subjects: Grasses; Identification
Other titles: Grasses of California
Description: This alphabetical guide covers common native and naturalized grasses of California and features over 180 color illustrations to aid identification.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The grass family and its relatives; title: The names of grasses; title: Grass classification; title: The structure of grasses. Vegetative structure; title: Reproductive structure; title: Spikelet structure; title: Inflorescences; title: Grasses in California. California grass flora; title: Where do grasses grow in California?; title: Endemic grasses; title: Rare, endangered, and threatened grasses; title: Weedy grasses; title: Toxic grasses; title: Ethnobotanical uses; title: Collecting and identifying grasses. Identifying grasses; title: The subfamilies and tribes of California grasses; title: Key to the genera of California grasses; title: Accounts and descriptions : selected genera and species.