Common Weeds and Wildflowers EB 161

Gardens, Roadside, Pastures, Fields, Golf Courses, Sports Fields, Lawns, Crops, Ornamentals, Sod. An expanded and updated version of “Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses”

Cost: $50.00

Authors: Dr. L. B. (Bert) McCarty, Professor of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Certified Professional Agronomist specializing in turfgrass science and management at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. Dr. David W. Hall, owns and operates an environmental consulting firm in Gainesville, Florida. Both are recognized experts in the field of plant identification, wetland assessment delineation, and threatened and endangered species of plants.

482 pages with over 1000 color photographs

The format used in this book involves a written description of each plant including its growth habit and details of various portions of the plant such as root systems, stems, leaves, and reproductive structures. Additional information covers habitat or growing conditions in which each plant is usually found, primary means of spread (reproduction), as well as distribution in the USA and throughout the world.

Readers desiring to add another excellent weed identification guide to their reference library should considerb “More Turfgrass and Related Weeds: Beyond the Color Atlas”/b which contains about 250 weeds, each with one to several photographs, that were not covered in this book.