Weed seeds of the Great Plains
Subtitle: a handbook for identification
By: Linda W. Davis.
Publisher: Published for the Cooperative Extension Service of Kansas State University by the University Press of Kansas
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
Subjects: Weeds -- Great Plains -- Seeds -- Identification
Description: Lavishly illustrated with more than 600 photographs and drawings, 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 and along roadsides. This is the only book available that covers a large number of Great Plains plants. For each species it provides a high-quality color photograph showing minute details a black-and-white life-size silhouette (against which actual seeds can be compared), and a full description. An easy-to-use set of finding lists facilitates identification of unknown seeds. Both scientific and common names are used throughout, and an illustrated glossary clarifies technical terms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 4-6) and index.