In this Book
- Grasses: Bromus to Paspalum, Second Edition
- Book
- 2002
- Published by: Southern Illinois University Press
- Series: Illustrated Flora of Illinois
Since the publication of the first edition of Grasses: Bromus to Paspalumin 1972, twenty-two additional taxa of grasses have been discovered in Illinois that are properly placed in this volume. In addition, numerous nomenclatural changes have occurred for plants previously discovered, and many distributional records have been added. New keys have been prepared for each genus where additional species from Illinois are known. For new species, full-page illustrations are provided. This second edition updates the status of Illinois grasses. The book features 263 figures from the first edition plus 21 new figures for this edition by Paul W. Nelson.
Genera of grasses included in this work are Aegilops, Agropyron, Agrostis, Aira, Alopecurus, Anthoxanthum, Avena, Beckmannia, Briza, Bromus, Calamagrostis, Cinna, Dactylis, Deschampsia, Elyhordeum, Elymus, Elytrigia, Festuca, Hierochloe, Holcus, Hordeum, Koeleria, Lolium, Milium, Paspalum, Pennisetum, Phalaris, Phleum, Poa, Puccinellia, Sclerochloa, Secale, Sphenopholis, Torreyochloa, Triticum, and Vulpia.
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-xv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-21
- Descriptions and Illustrations
- pp. 50-314
- Summary of the Taxa of Grasses in Illinois
- pp. 383-384
- Species Excluded
- pp. 385-388
- Literature Cited
- pp. 393-398
- Index of Plant Names
- pp. 399-404
- Author Biography
- p. 404
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2002