Weeds of the South
Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2009]
Format: Book
Description: x, 468 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
"Featuring more than fifteen hundred full-color photographs, this handy guide provides essential information on four hundred of the most troublesome weedy and invasive plants found in the southern United States"--Page 2 of cover.
Series: Wormsloe Foundation nature book.
Contents:
Nonflowering plants. Pteridophytes -- Equisetaceae (horsetail) -- Polypodiaceae (fern) -- Flowering plants. Magnoliopsida--Dicots -- Aizoaceae (fig-marigold) -- Amaranthaceae (pigweed) -- Anacardiaceae (cashew) -- Apiaceae (parsley) -- Apocynaceae (dogbane) -- Asclepiadaceae (milkweed) -- Asteraceae (sunflower) -- Bignoniaceae (bignonia) -- Boraginaceae (borage) -- Brassicaceae (mustard) -- Cactaceae (cactus) -- Caesalpiniaceae (caesalpinia) -- Campanulaceae (bellflower) -- Cannabaceae (hemp) -- Capparaceae (caper) -- Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle) -- Caryophyllaceae (pink) -- Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot) -- Clusiaceae (st. johnswort) -- Convolvulaceae (morningglory) -- Cucurbitaceae (cucumber) -- Dispsacaceae (teasel) -- Euphorbiaceae (spurge) -- Fabaceae (bean) -- Geraniaceae (geranium) -- Lamiaceae (mint) -- Lythraceae (loosestrife) -- Malvaceae (mallow) -- Menispermaceae (moonseed) -- Mimosaceae (mimosa) -- Molluginaceae (carpetweed) -- Moraceae (mulberry) -- Nyctaginaceae (four o'clock) -- Onagraceae (evening primrose) -- Oxalidaceae (wood sorrel) -- Papaveraceae (poppy) -- Passifloraceae (passionflower) -- Pedaliaceae (unicorn-plant) -- Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed) -- Plantaginaceae (plantain) -- Polygonaceae (buckwheat) -- Portulacaceae (purslane) -- Ranunculaceae (buttercup) -- Rosaceae (rose) -- Rubiaceae (madder) -- Sapindaceae (soapberry) -- Saururaceae (lizardtail) -- Scrophulariaceae (figwort) -- Solanaceae (nightshade) -- Sterculiaceae (Cacao or Cocoa) -- Valerianaceae (valerian) -- Verbenaceae (vervain) -- Violaceae (violet) -- Vitaceae (grape) -- Zygophyllaceae (caltrop) -- Liliopsida--Monocots -- Alismataceae (water plantain) -- Commelinaceae (spiderwort) -- Cyperaceae (sedge) -- Hydrocharitaceae (frog's-bit) -- Liliaceae (Lily) -- Poaceae (grass) -- Pontederiaceae (pickerel-weed) -- Typhaceae (cattail).
ISBN:
9780820330464
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SCIENCE Plant Wee | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-447) and index.