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Ornamental Grasses and Grasslike Plants
A. J. Oakes
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Description for Ornamental Grasses and Grasslike Plants
Paperback. Num Pages: 628 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GB; PD; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 907.
The Gramineae, or grass family, is second in size only to the Compositeae, or sunflower family. It is among the most important plant families in the world. The major food crops of the world are found in the grass family. From time immemorial, grasses have provided food and shelter for humanity, domesticated livestock, and wildlife; without grasses, these forms of life might cease to exist. The grass family is large in size, diverse in habit, and ubiquitous in distribution. Earth would be bleak and bare, indeed, in the absence of this life-sustaining plant family. In addition to its economic and ... Read more
The Gramineae, or grass family, is second in size only to the Compositeae, or sunflower family. It is among the most important plant families in the world. The major food crops of the world are found in the grass family. From time immemorial, grasses have provided food and shelter for humanity, domesticated livestock, and wildlife; without grasses, these forms of life might cease to exist. The grass family is large in size, diverse in habit, and ubiquitous in distribution. Earth would be bleak and bare, indeed, in the absence of this life-sustaining plant family. In addition to its economic and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
628
Condition
New
Number of Pages
618
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468414578
SKU
V9781468414578
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99-15
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