Grasses, Sedges, Rushes: An Identification Guide
Product ID: 175090513
🌿Diverse Species
📚Comprehensive Guide
🔍Field Identification
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A portable, practical and expertly illustrated field guide to over one hundred grasses, sedges, and rushes—w inner of 2020 Library Journal Best Reference Pick of the Year in the Science & Technology category “No one will be able to claim that the identification of grasses, sedges, and rushes . . . are simply ‘too difficult’ after they have learned to use this excellent guide.”—Peter Raven, President Emeritus, Missouri Botanical Garden This elegant and easy‑to‑use guide is an updated and amended revision of Lauren Brown’s seminal Grasses: An Identification Guide , which was first published in 1979. While maintaining the spirit and goals of the original edition—a portable, straightforward, and user‑friendly guide for naturalists and plant enthusiasts—the new edition features more than one hundred grasses, sedges, and rushes that are presented with line drawings and color photographs, concise descriptions, and details on the uses of various plants throughout history. In addition, the authors are careful to highlight the subtle differences in similar species to avoid confusion, as well as offering relevant notes on plant survival strategies, invasiveness, and how different plants fit within the broader ecological landscape. Devoid of technical jargon, this volume is an indispensable tool for those curious about the often‑overlooked grasses, sedges, and rushes that surround us. Review: Beautiful book - Although this is a reissue of a book first published in 1979 it is still as useful today as it was when first published. The printing and binding of the book is excellent, as one would expect from Yale university press. Beautiful color photos are accompanied by excellent pen and ink drawings. The paper is very high quality which makes the book a pleasure to hold and read. I think that more people today are interested in grasses and sedges than when the book was first published. Many people now are doing tall grass prairie restoration and planting and need to know how to identify grasses, I know that is the case for me. This book clarifies grass ID without over simplifying it. The identification scheme is extremely useful and clear. Review: Great Update to A Useful Guide - Lauren's original edition really filled a void for a non-technical introduction to identifying eastern grasses and grass-like plants. The new edition adds photos to the earlier drawings, updates the botanical names and adds only a little more info. There still isn't anything better to at least get close to the right name for the more common species, and next step is still a dissecting microscope and a technical manual full of specialized terminology.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 133 Reviews |
G**N
Beautiful book
Although this is a reissue of a book first published in 1979 it is still as useful today as it was when first published. The printing and binding of the book is excellent, as one would expect from Yale university press. Beautiful color photos are accompanied by excellent pen and ink drawings. The paper is very high quality which makes the book a pleasure to hold and read. I think that more people today are interested in grasses and sedges than when the book was first published. Many people now are doing tall grass prairie restoration and planting and need to know how to identify grasses, I know that is the case for me. This book clarifies grass ID without over simplifying it. The identification scheme is extremely useful and clear.
G**R
Great Update to A Useful Guide
Lauren's original edition really filled a void for a non-technical introduction to identifying eastern grasses and grass-like plants. The new edition adds photos to the earlier drawings, updates the botanical names and adds only a little more info. There still isn't anything better to at least get close to the right name for the more common species, and next step is still a dissecting microscope and a technical manual full of specialized terminology.
W**H
only NE USA states covered :(
4/5 because I was really excited to buy this and when I wasn't seeing several very common sedges/rushes I got to looking and saw the map in the beginning near the introduction. I wish that would have been part of the cover or details or that I had looked through that excerpt provided. Who wouldn't want to just buy this right off the press though?! It's informative and has good drawings but I'll have to find another field guide to pair it with.
G**Z
The quintessential grass, sedge, and rush field guide for the northeast!
I had the book from the 70’s and recently signed up for a webinar with the author and it was recommended I buy this version otherwise it might be hard to follow along. The new version has color photographs and a sturdy cover with a ruler printed on it - so I’m glad I bought it!
L**E
This book has it all.
This is a beautiful revision of Brown's original Grasses book. The addition of the color photos of the plants in their habitats is tremendously helpful alongside Brown's exquisite line drawings. Convenient trim size makes it easy to use in the field. Well worth the expense!
C**1
Use on the go
Very informative and good illustration. Has cultural blurbs for graminoids that colonized the northeast Americas. I use it when i question plants on a trail or park.
S**W
Real pictures!
I have been looking for a book like this for ages. Love the fact that there is info on the plants, drawings and most of all good pictures for identifying the plants. Love the flexible cover too.
C**.
Good guide, could use more color illustrations
We have a farm and use this book for plant identification and weed control. This is better than the ID books I had on hand which were not as well organized and were completely black and white illustrations. Would like this book more if it had more color photos of the plants to assist in the identification.
M**R
Covers common N American Grasses etc
Nicely put together with an interesting introduction & brief notes on prairie types and general grass etc identification features covering N America circumstances - not so helpful for UK Photo- illustrated but descriptions are far short of the level of detail of Hubbard
C**S
Not a UK/European reference
The book is a fine reference for North American flora. Unfortunately, the seller’s description failed to point this out, and therefore inappropriate for a UK survey. Otherwise 5 stars
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