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001 2009035920
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008 090901s2009 utuab b 001 0 eng
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020 $a0874217652 (pbk.)
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050 00 $aQK495.G74$bG744 2009
082 00 $a584/.90979$222
245 00 $aGrasses of the Intermountain Region /$cedited by Laurel K. Anderton and Mary E. Barkworth ; illustrated by Cindy Talbot Roché ... [et al.].
260 $aLogan, Utah :$bIntermountain Herbarium, Utah State University Press,$cc2009.
300 $axi, 559 p. :$bill., maps ;$c27 cm.
500 $a"Grasses of the Intermountain Region is a modification of the two grass volumes of the Flora of North America (FNA)"--Pref.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 517-524) and index.
520 0 $a"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 world's 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.
650 0 $aGrasses$zGreat Basin$vIdentification.
700 1 $aAnderton, Laurel K.
700 1 $aBarkworth, Mary E.,$d1941-
700 1 $aRoché, Cindy Talbott.