Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico

by Everitt, James H.

• ISBN13: 9780896726147
• ISBN10: 0896726142
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-31
• Publisher: Texas Tech Univ Pr

Summary

One person's weed is another's wildflower, but in this book weeds of southern Texas and northern Mexico are defined as plants that are considered a nuisance to farmers or noxious to livestock in the region. The book covers 189 broad-leaved herbaceous species, grasslike plants, and grasses, encompassing 144 genera and 45 families. These include one species of fern, 142 species of dicots, and 46 species of monocots. Of the dicots, 111 species of dicots are native and 31 are introduced. Twenty-one species of monocots are native, and 25 are introduced. The species descriptions include color photographs, family names, common names, scientific names, general descriptions, and the ecological characteristics of the weeds. Voucher specimens for most of the plants are on file in the University of Texas-Pan American Herbarium. Although this book focuses on plants that occur on both sides of the Rio Grande in Texas and northern Mexico, the extensive ranges of many of the represented species make it a useful reference for weeds in other areas of Texas and the southwestern United States. This book will be useful to farmers and farm managers, agricultural consultants, ranchers, natural resource managers, scientists, and anyone interested in the flora of southern Texas and northern Mexico.

Author Biography

Christopher R. Little is assistant professor of biology with the University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Class Polypodiopsida: Ferns	p. 5
Class Magnoliopsida: Dicots	p. 7
Class Liliiopsida: Monocots	p. 149
Appendices
Toxic Plants and Federally Listed Noxious Weeds of South Texas	p. 197
Selected Pathogens and Insect Pests of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) in Texas	p. 198
Selected Pathogens and Insect Pests of Giant Reed (Arundo donax) in Texas	p. 200
Selected Pathogens and Insect Pests of Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) in Texas	p. 201
Selected Pathogens and Insect Pests of Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua) in Texas	p. 204
Selected Pathogens and Insect Pests of Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) in Texas	p. 206
Selected Chemical and Cultural Controls of Some Monocot (M) and Dicot (D) Weeds of South Texas and Northern Mexico	p. 208
Glossary	p. 209
Literature Cited	p. 213
Index	p. 219
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