Weed information

The aim of this book is to help students, agriculturalists, other scientists and anyone else interested in vegetation to identify the many grasses growing in New South Wales.

 

This edition now contains more than twice as much information as the earlier versions. It has introductory chapters on many aspects of grass biology and the mysterious world of keys and botanical nomenclature. Species descriptions and more illustrations are important additions to the text, as are updated name changes and new records.

 

The authors bring together more than 100 years experience of Australian grasses in ecological and taxonomic research, as well as teaching.

 

About the authors

Dorothy Wheeler was formerly at The University of New England, Armidale.

 

Surrey Jabobs is with the National Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.

 

Wal Whalley is with the School of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, The University of New England, Armidale.

 

Table of contents

 

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

List of abbreviations

The grass family and its importance

The grass plant

How to examine a specimen

How to use a botanical key

Classification of the grasses

Botanical nomenclature and voucher specimens

Distribution of the grasses

First key to genera

Second key to genera

Pictorial key to genera (includes section on decorative grasses)

Genera and species (pages 107-400)

Bibliography

Glossary

Index