This photographic guide to grasses gives all who have been 
frustrated trying to identify these difficult plants an easy-to-use, 
visually precise, and information-packed field guide to seventy-
seven native and introduced species that grow in the Texas Hill 
Country and beyond.

With a blade of grass in hand, open this book and find:

 
    •  Handy thumb guides to seedhead type, the most visible 
distinguishing characteristic to begin identification 
    •  Color photographs of stands of grasses and detailed 
close-ups
    •  Concise information about economic uses, habitat, range, 
and flowering season
    •  Quick-reference icons for native status, toxicity, growing 
season, and grazing response

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BRIAN and SHIRLEY LOFLIN, who live in Austin, Texas, are 
independent naturalists, photographers, and writers. They teach 
seminars and workshops and have led nature and photography 
tours throughout the world. STEPHAN L. HATCH, a leading 
authority on grasses, is professor of plant taxonomy and director of 
the S. M. Tracy Herbarium at Texas A&M University.


Number Forty: Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series


What people are saying about this book

"This is the one we have been waiting for. Finally, a grasses field 
guide that can be utilized and understood by the average person."
—Lew Hunnicutt, Dean, Frank Philips College–Perryton Campus

"This book is the ticket to assist naturalists in resolving their 'Fear 
of Grasses.'"—David Riskind, Texas Parks and Wildlife 
Department

"At last! A grass guide for the normal person! . . . opens the door 
to this interesting and wonderful family of plants, making them 
accessible to botanists, naturalists, and gardeners of all levels of 
understanding and botanical expertise."—Flo Oxley, Director of 
Plant Conservation, Lady Bird Johnson 
Wildflower Center

". . . Brian and Shirley Loflin's new book Grasses of the Texas 
Hill Country offers a much needed, user-friendly manual for 
identifying and learning about grasses. This book is a must for 
ranchers, natural gardeners, and outdoorsmen of all persuasions." 
—Guy A. Thompson Jr., Professor Emeritus, Department of 
Botany, University of Texas