Native Grasses: Identification Handbook for Temperate AustraliaNative Grasses: Identification Handbook for Temperate Australia is an easy-to-use tool for identifying some of the most common native grasses in temperate Australia. The text describes 17 species in detail, covering general features as well as specific distinguishing features. Full-colour photographs of the whole plant, as well as close-ups of significant parts of the plants such as the seedhead, leaf blade, seed and ligule, accompany each species description. The handbook provides advice on grassland management as well as highlighting the benefits of native grasses to the environment, agriculture, landscaping and upland hydrology. Please note that this book is spiral-bound. |
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Native Grasses: An Identification Handbook for Temperate Australia Meredith Mitchell Limited preview - 2002 |
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Archer and Robinson Austrodanthonia Austrostipa autumn Frost tolerance blade seedhead leaf Charles Sturt University cm long comm Curly windmill grass Cynodon dactylon Digestibility Distinguishing features Distribution Elymus scaber Grass Poa Height high Crude protein high Drought tolerance high Production increased growth Response Kangaroo grass leaf blade seedhead leaf tips seed leaves LIGULE unpublished data Lodge and Whalley low to moderate Management Response moderate Crude protein moderate Drought tolerance moderate Production Nelson and Lodge Northern Tablelands plant leaf blade Queensland Red Grass Response to fertility Response to grazing rhizome seed leaf sheath seedhead leaf tips Similar species Simpson pers Snow grass South Wales Spear Grass stem stoloniferous summer to autumn t/ha LIGULE unpublished t/ha Lodge Themeda triandra tips seed leaf Tussock Grass tussocky Victoria wallaby grass Weeping grass whole plant leaf Windmill Grass Chloris Wire Grass