Grasses: Bromus to Paspalum, Second Edition (The Illustrated Flora of Illinois) [2 ed.] 0809323591, 9780809323593

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale

OpenSIUC Illustrated Flora of Illinois

Southern Illinois University Press

3-2002

Grasses: Bromus to Paspalum Robert H. Mohlenbrock Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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“Robert H. Mohlenbrock is making a magnificent contribution to the botanical literature of Illinois.”—American Reference Books Annual “Mohlenbrock’s careful attention to such details as nomenclatural bibliography, his thorough review of recent monographs and special studies, and the excellent detailed illustrations of each species make [this book] an important reference.”—Garden Journal

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ince the publication of the first edition of Grasses: Bromus to Paspalum in1972, twenty-two additional taxa of grasses have been discovered in Illinois that are properly placed in this volume. In addition, numerous nomenclatural changes have occurred for plants previously discovered, and many distributional records have been added. New keys have been prepared for each genus where additional species from Illinois are known. For each new species, a full-page illustration is provided. This second edition updates the status of Illinois grasses. The book features 263 figures from the first edition plus 21 new figures for this edition by Paul W. Nelson. Genera of grasses included in this work are Aegilops, Agropyron, Agrostis, Aira, Alopecurus, Anthoxanthum, Avena, Beckmannia, Briza, Bromus, Calamagrostis, Cinna, Dactylis, Deschampsia, Elyhordeum, Elymus, Elytrigia, Festuca, Hierochloe, Holcus, Hordeum, Koeleria, Lolium, Milium, Paspalum, Pennisetum, Phalaris, Phleum, Poa, Puccinellia, Sclerochloa, Secale, Sphenopholis, Torreyochloa, Triticum, and Vulpia. Robert H. Mohlenbrock taught botany at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for thirty-four years, obtaining the title of Distinguished Professor. After his retirement in 1990, he joined Biotic Consultants as a senior scientist teaching wetland identification classes in twenty-six states to date. Mohlenbrock has been named SIU Outstanding Scholar and has received the SIU Alumnus Teacher of the Year Award, the AMOCO Outstanding Teacher Award, and the Meritorious Teacher of the Year Award from the Association of Southeastern Biologists. During his career at Southern Illinois University, ninety graduate students earned degrees under his direction. Since 1984, he has been a monthly columnist for Natural History magazine. Among his forty-five books and more than five hundred publications are Macmillan’s Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Field Guide to the U.S. National Forests, and Where Have All the Wildflowers Gone? Jacket illustration: Bromus carinatus by Paul W. Nelson Printed in the United States of America

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The Illustrated Flora of Illinois

GRASSES Bromus to Paspalum Second Edition

Robert H. Mohlenbrock

Southern Illinois University Press

isbn 0-8093-2359-1 isbn 978-0-8093-2359-3

Grasses: Bromus to Paspalum

“Grasses: Bromus to Paspalum will be of interest to the amateur naturalist and to the beginning botany student as well as to professional botanists and instructors.”—Biological Abstracts

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