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Grasses of the Intermountain Region

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dc.contributor.authorAnderton, Laurel K., editor
dc.contributor.authorBarkworth, Mary E., editor
dc.contributor.authorRoché, Cindy Talbot, illustrator
dc.contributor.authorVorobik, Linda Ann, illustrator
dc.contributor.authorLong, Sandy, illustrator
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Annaliese, illustrator
dc.contributor.authorGunn, Bee F., illustrator
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Christine, illustrator
dc.contributor.authorIntermountain Herbarium, Utah State University, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:47:17Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:47:17Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references and index.
dc.description.abstractGrasses 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.
dc.description.tableofcontentsTaxonomic Treatments -- POACEAE or GRAMINEAE -- Key to Tribes -- BAMBUSOIDEAE -- EHRHARTOIDEAE -- POOIDEAE -- ARUNDINOIDEAE -- CHLORIDOIDEAE -- DANTHONIOIDEAE -- ARISTIDOIDEAE -- PANICOIDEAE -- Illustrations -- Distribution Maps.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/87968
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofUtah State University Press
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dc.subject.lcshGrasses -- Great Basin -- Identification
dc.titleGrasses of the Intermountain Region
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