Weeds of the WestWeeds of the West is the foremost guide to identifying weeds in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. This easy-to-use guide contains over 900 brilliant color photographs showing the early growth stages, mature plants and features for positive identification of each weed discussed. Over one-third of this edition is newly revised and expanded with over 300 new photos. This full-color, easy-to-use guide describes important weed species from parsley to sunflower in the Western United States. Learning to identify unwanted plants around the home, farm or ranch will be much easier with this book published by the Western Society of Weed Science and co-sponsored by the Cooperative Extension of the United States. Weeds of the West will help you identify weeds that compete with native plants, horticultural and agricultural crops, as well as those that can poison livestock and people. Weeds shown were chosen for abundance, ability to reproduce, compete, spread rapidly. Descriptions, habitats and characteristics of each plant are also included in this handy reference guide. Written by seven Extension Specialists and published by the University of Wyoming Agricultural Extension, Weeds of the West is the incomparable guide to everything you need to know about western weeds. |
Contents
Cashew Anacardiaceae | 14 |
Dogbane Apocynaceae | 29 |
Sunflower Asteraceae 42 | 135 |
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Weeds of the West Robert Parker,Richard D. Lee,Burreu E. Nelson,David W. Cudney No preview available - 1998 |
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1/2 inch long 1/2 inch wide 12 inches Achenes appear Asteraceae Sunflower family awns axils basal base biennial bracts branches Brassicaceae bristles brome calyx capsule clusters common creeping cultivated fields deeply lobed dense erect Eurasia Fabaceae feet tall flattened Flowering heads Flowering occurs flowers flowers are borne foxtail fruit green growing hairs hairy herbicides inches tall inflorescence introduced from Europe knapweed lance-shaped leaf axils Leaf blades leaflets Leaves are alternate ligule livestock margins maturity milkweed morningglory narrow native of Europe nightshade panicle pastures perennial petals petioles pigweed pink pinnately pistillate plant Poaceae Grass family pods poisonous Polygonaceae proso millet prostrate purple racemes rangeland ray flowers reproducing by seed rhizomes roadsides roots rosette Scrophulariaceae Seedling sepals slender smooth soils Solanaceae species spikelets spikes spines spiny spreading stalks stamens stems taproot terminal thistle toothed University of Wyoming upper leaves usually waste areas winter annual woody woolly yellow flowers