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Grasses of the British Isles
Code: 064011

BSBI Handbook 13

Comprehensive guide to the botany of grasses found in Britain.

The species descriptions have been kept brief and are supported by identification keys and detailed descriptions of tribes and genera. The keys are arranged in two layers - by tribes and then by genus - allowing you to check the specimen against a tribal description before moving on to genus, and against a generic description before moving on to species.

The book contains descriptions of 15 tribes, 67 genera and 220 species. The latter compise 113 natives, 10 archaeophytes, 50 neophytes and 47 casuals; bamboos, which require specialists of their own, are not included. The information on each includes a formal description, local distribution and habitat, biology and ecology, status and wider distribution, and additional information. New plates have been prepared for every species. This book bridges the gap between the taxonomy of the 1980s and new molecular phytogenies by departing no more than necessary from familiar taxonomy, but hinting at future changes.

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Contents Specification

Acknowledgements
Introduction
The grass plant
Classification
Scope of the book
How to use the book
Tribes and keys to genera
Genera (Leersia - Nardus - Piptatherum - Milium - Festuca - Lolium - Vulpia - Cynosurus - Puccinellia - Briza - Poa - Dactylis - Catabrosa - Catapodium - Sesleria - Parapholis - Helictotrichon - Arrhenatherum - Avena - Gaudinia - Trisetum - Koeliera - Deschampsia - Holcus - Corynephorus - Aira - Anthoxanthum - Phalaris - Agrostis - Calamagrostis - Ammophila - Gastridium - Lagurus - Apera - Mibora - Polypogon - Alopecurus - Phleum - Glyceria - Melica - Brachypodium - Bromus - Elymus - Leymus - Hordelymus - Hordeium - Triticum - Danthonia - Cortaderia - Molinia - Phragmites - Leptochloa - Eragrostis - Eleusine - Cynodon - Spartina - Panicum - Echinochloa - Brachiaria - Urochloa - Paspalum - Setaria - Digitaria - Cenchrus - Sorghum - Zea) and keys to species
Species entries
Glossary
References
Index to genera and species
Index to English names

Author: Tom Cope and Alan Gray. Illustrated by Margaret Tebbs
Publication date: 2009
Format: Paperback with plastic cover
Dimensions: 148 x 210 mm
Pages: 600
Illustrations: 220 full page illustrations
EAN: 9780901158420
Publisher: Botanical Society of the British Isles with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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