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    Grasses of the Intermountain Region
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2009) Anderton, Laurel K., editor; Barkworth, Mary E., editor; Roché, Cindy Talbot, illustrator; Vorobik, Linda Ann, illustrator; Long, Sandy, illustrator; Miller, Annaliese, illustrator; Gunn, Bee F., illustrator; Roberts, Christine, illustrator; Intermountain Herbarium, Utah State University, publisher
    Grasses are an integral component of almost all terrestrial ecosystems, both natural and artificial. In some areas they are conspicuous, dominating the vegetation over large areas in others, they are easily overlooked, our eyes being drawn first to trees, shrubs, and colorful flowers. Nevertheless, they are, in many respects, the worlds most successful plants, growing from tropical rain forests to arctic tundra, from ocean beaches to freshwater streams and lakes, and from strongly saline to strongly acidic soils. Their success can be attributed to many factors, not least the ability of pooid grasses to grow in cold climates, a remarkable achievement for plants whose ancestors evolved in tropical forests. Other lineages are more conspicuous in warm climates, the andropogonoid grasses that are most abundant in areas with a monsoonal climate, and panicoid grasses that flourish in warm climates with more or less evenly distributed rainfall--Balogh International.
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    Manual of grasses for North America
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2007) Barkworth, Mary E., editor; Anderton, Laurel K., editor; Capels, Kathleen M., editor; Long, Sandy, editor; Piep, Michael B., editor; Roché, Cindy Talbot, illustrator; Vorobik, Linda Ann, illustrator; Long, Sandy, illustrator; Miller, Annaliese, illustrator; Gunn, Bee F., illustrator; Roberts, Christine, illustrator; Blankenship, Mary S., illustrator; Intermountain Herbarium, Utah State University, publisher
    Grasses are the world's most important plants. They are the dominant species over large parts of the earth's land surface, a fact that is reflected in the many different words that exist for grasslands, words such as prairie, veldt, palouse, and pampas to mention just a few. As a group, grasses are of major ecological importance, as soil binders and providers of shelter and food for wild animals, both large and small. Some grasses, such as wheat, rice, corn, barley, rye, tef, and sugar cane are major sources of calories for humans and their livestock.