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Legumes of the Great Plains: An Illustrated Guide is an invaluable tool for the identification of more than 114 species of legumes in the Great Plains. In addition to a distribution map, botanical illustration, and an in-depth botanical description, this comprehensive guide describes the habitat, uses and values, pollinators, forage value for livestock and wildlife, toxic properties, and ethnobotany of each species. The botanical synonyms and other common names-including those used by the Great Plains Indians-are also provided. This volume includes more than one hundred similar species with a description of how each differs from the main species. This reference book is indispensable to anyone interested in grassland and prairie conservation and management, the Great Plains, botany, or modern taxonomy.

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Author:   James Stubbendieck ,  Jessica L. Milby
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:   University of Nebraska Press
ISBN:  

9781496217752

ISBN 10:   1496217756
Pages:   414
Publication Date:   01 January 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction             Climate             Geology             Soils PrairiesAbundance and Value of LegumesKeysTaxonomyIllustrationsMapsDescriptions of Individual SpeciesCharacteristics of LegumesTaxonomy of Legumes I. CAESALPINIACEAE, Cercis canadensis,Chamaecrista fasciculata,Gleditsia triacanthos,Gymnocladus dioicus,Hoffmannseggia glauca,Senna marilandica, II. FABACEAE Amorpha canescens,fruticosa,nana,Amphicarpaea bracteata,Apios americana,Astragalus agrestis,bisulcatus,canadensis, ceramicus,cicer,crassicarpus, drummondii, flexuosus,gracilis, kentrophyta, laxmannii, lotiflorus, missouriensis, mollissimus, multiflorus, nuttallianus, pectinatus, plattensis, racemosus, spatulatus,Baptisia alba, australis,bracteata,Caragana arborescens,Crotalaria sagittalis,Dalea aurea, candida, cylindriceps, enneandra, formosa, lanata, leporina, multiflora, purpurea,            villosa,Desmodium canadense, canescens, glutinosum, illinoense, nudiflorum, paniculatum, sessilifolium,Glycyrrhiza lepidota,Kummerowia stipulaceae, striata,Lathyrus decaphyllus, latifolius, venosus,Lespedeza capitata, cuneata, violacea, virginica,Lotus corniculatus, purshianus,Lupinus argenteus, caudatus, plattensis, pusillus, subcarnosus,Medicago lupulina, polymorpha, sativa,Melilotusofficinalis,Onobrychis viciifolia,Orophaca caespitosa, hyalina, sericea,Oxytropis campestris, lambertii, multiceps, sericea,Pediomelum argophyllum, cuspidatum, digitatum, esculentum,Pisum sativum,Psoralidium lanceolatum, tenuiflorum,Pueraria montana,Robinia pseudoacacia,Securigera varia,Sophora nuttalliana,Strophostyles             helvola, leiosperma,Stylosanthes biflora,Tephrosia virginiana,Thermopsis             rhombifolia, Trifolium campestre,            fragiferum,             hybridum, incarnatum,            pratense,             reflexum,             repens, Vicia americana, sativa,            villosa, III. MIMOSACEAE Acacia             berlandieri, greggii,Desmanthus illinoensis,Mimosa quadrivalvis,Neptunia lutea,Prosopis glandulosa, Glossary Abbreviations for Nomenclature Authorities Selected References Index    

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"""Stubbendieck and Milby (both, Univ. of Nebraska) have produced a high quality, comprehensive key for Great Plains legumes. The volume reviews the general climate, geology, soils, prairie habitat, abundance, and value of legumes to wildlife, Native Americans, and livestock, providing descriptions and line drawings of general legume characteristics. . . . The volume also includes a brief glossary, a list of abbreviations for nomenclatural authorities, and selected references. Detailed and comprehensive, this volume is sure to satisfy specialists in legumes, botanical taxonomy, or Great Plains grasslands.""—S. T. Meiers, Choice"

Stubbendieck and Milby (both, Univ. of Nebraska) have produced a high quality, comprehensive key for Great Plains legumes. The volume reviews the general climate, geology, soils, prairie habitat, abundance, and value of legumes to wildlife, Native Americans, and livestock, providing descriptions and line drawings of general legume characteristics. . . . The volume also includes a brief glossary, a list of abbreviations for nomenclatural authorities, and selected references. Detailed and comprehensive, this volume is sure to satisfy specialists in legumes, botanical taxonomy, or Great Plains grasslands. -S. T. Meiers, Choice

Author Information

James Stubbendieck is director emeritus of the Center for Great Plains Studies and professor emeritus of grassland ecology in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Jessica L. Milby is a plant identification specialist and a range and forage research technologist at the University of Nebraska West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte.  

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