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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456733703321

Autore

Mohlenbrock Robert H. <1931->

Titolo

Sedges [[electronic resource] ] : Carex / / Robert H. Mohlenbrock ; illustrated by Paul W. Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-280-69705-9

9786613674012

0-8093-8627-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (453 p.)

Collana

The illustrated flora of Illinois

Altri autori (Persone)

NelsonPaul <1948-> (Paul Wayne)

Disciplina

584/.84

Soggetti

Carex - Illinois

Carex - Illinois - Geographical distribution

Cyperaceae - Illinois

Cyperaceae - Illinois - Geographical distribution

Botany - Illinois

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First ed. published 1999.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Flaps; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; County Map of Illinois; Introduction; Key to the Genera of Cyperaceae in Illinois; Key to the Species of Carex in Illinois; Descriptions and Illustrations; Appendix: Additions and Changes to the First Edition; Key to the Species of Carex in Illinois; Excluded Species; Glossary; Literature Cited; Index of Plant Names; Author Bio; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Sedges: Carex is the fourteenth volume of the Illustrated Flora of Illinois series and the sixth and last volume devoted to monocots-plants that have a single seed leaf, or cotyledon, upon germination. Since the volume's original publication in 1999, thirty-four additional species of plants have been recognized in Illinois. Some are discoveries from recent field work, some are from more thorough searches of herbaria, and others are from different taxonomic philosophies. For each species of Carex in Illinois, there is a full illustration showing the habit of the p