Synopses & Reviews
This systematic treatment will help students, naturalists, botanists, ecologists, agronomists, range scientists, and other interested readers identify and learn about this unique and economically important plant family.
Grasses of Colorado describes more than 300 native, introduced, naturalized, and adventive species.
Comprehensive coverage, useful keys, and detailed species descriptions in Grasses of Colorado will make this volume the standard reference for years to come. Robert B. Shaw provides overviews of Colorado's physiography and ecoregions and introduces the grass plant in plain, enjoyable text. He includes a checklist of Colorado grasses, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms that may be unfamiliar to nonspecialists.
Review
"This comprehensive, systematic treatment of the grasses of Colorado is going to become the standard for new floras in the state."
Stephan L. Hatch, Great Plains Research
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"The introductory information is superb and includes a discussion of the importance of grasses, the physiography and ecoregions of Colorado, and an excellent discussion of grass anatomy and plant structure with line drawings. I have already listed the completeness of the actual contents of the flora, but there is also a glossary of terms and an index that lets you find species using either the old or new nomenclature. Isn't that nice!"
Pat Murphy, Aquilegia, the Colorado Native Plant Society Newsletter
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"The introductory information is superb and includes a discussion of the importance of grasses, the physiography and ecoregions of Colorado, and an excellent discussion of grass anatomy and plant structure with line drawings. I have already listed the co
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"This comprehensive, systematic treatment of the grasses of Colorado is going to become the standard for new floras in the state." --Great Plains Research
Synopsis
This systematic treatment of Colorado grasses will help students, naturalists, botanists, ecologists, agronomists, range scientists, and other interested readers identify and learn about this unique and economically important plant family. <i>Grasses of Colorado</i> describes all grasses known to occur in the state outside of cultivation: more than 300 native, introduced, naturalized, and adventive species.<
About the Author
Robert B. Shaw was a professor in the Department of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship and director of the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands at Colorado State University. He is currently a professor of ecosystem science and management and associate director of the Institute of Renewable Natural Resources at Texas A&M University.