Thursday, October 13, 2011

Book List Addition: Grasses of South Texas

The vast rangelands of south Texas—that portion of the state lying south of San Antonio and extending west and south to the Rio Grande and east to the Gulf of Mexico—are home to many species of grasses, some beneficial and some noxious. Careful identification is important for ranch and farm management, conservation, and scientific study.

This field guide catalogs 250 taxa, representing 9 subfamilies, 15 tribes, and 88 genera. Detailed descriptions, accompanied by color photographs, cover 175 native species and 75 that were introduced.

A Guide to Identification and Value 
by James H. Everitt, D. Lynn Drawe, Christopher R. Little and Robert I. Lonard
Texas Tech University Press, 2011