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Weeds threaten the safe, efficient, and sustainable production of food, feed, fiber, and biofuel throughout the world. Featuring more than fifteen hundred full-color photographs, this handy guide provides essential information on four hundred of the most troublesome weedy and invasive plants found in the southern United States.

Drawing on the expertise of more than forty weed scientists and botanists, the guide identifies each plant at various stages of its life and offers useful details about its origin, habitat, morphology, biology, distribution, and known toxic properties. The book also includes illustrations of the most common characteristics of plants and the terms used to describe them, a key to plant families, a glossary of frequently used terms, a bibliography, and an index of scientific and common plant names.

Each species account includes:Up to four full-color photographs showing seed, seedling, plant, flower, and other unique plant featuresDistribution mapFor grasses, a line drawing of the collar (where the leaf joins the stem), an important identifying characteristicScientific names, common names, and local synonyms of common namesVegetative characteristics for seedlings and leavesSpecial identifying features, reproductive characteristics, and toxic properties

States covered (species distribution maps also show occurrences across the United States and Canada):AlabamaArkansasFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLouisianaMarylandMississippiMissouriNorth CarolinaOklahomaSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVirginiaWest Virginia

ISBN-13: 9780820330464

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Publication Date: 06-25-2009

Pages: 480

Product Dimensions: 7.70(w) x 10.20(h) x 1.20(d)

Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books #54

Charles T. Bryson (Editor) CHARLES T. BRYSON is a research botanist for the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service at the Southern Weed Science Research Unit in Stoneville, Mississippi. Michael S. DeFelice (Editor) MICHAEL S. DeFELICE is a senior manager at Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Common Terminology 5
Keys to Plant Families 13

Plant Families:

Nonflowering Plants

pteridophytes
Equisetaceae (Horsetail) 23
Polypodiaceae (Fern) 25
Flowering Plants

magnoliopsida—dicots
Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold) 29
Amaranthaceae (Pigweed) 30
Anacardiaceae (Cashew) 39
Apiaceae (Parsley) 40
Apocynaceae (Dogbane) 43
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed) 44
Asteraceae (Sunflower) 47
Bignoniaceae (Bignonia) 117
Boraginaceae (Borage) 118
Brassicaceae (Mustard) 120
Cactaceae (Cactus) 138
Caesalpiniaceae (Caesalpinia) 139
Campanulaceae (Bellflower) 143
Cannabaceae (Hemp) 145
Capparaceae (Caper) 146
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle) 147
Caryophyllaceae (Pink) 148
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot) 156
Clusiaceae (St. Johnswort) 161
Convolvulaceae (Morningglory) 162
Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber) 176
Dipsacaceae (Teasel) 182
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) 183
Fabaceae (Bean) 197
Geraniaceae (Geranium) 214
Lamiaceae (Mint) 217
Lythraceae (Loosestrife) 225
Malvaceae (Mallow) 228
Menispermaceae (Moonseed) 235
Mimosaceae (Mimosa) 236
Molluginaceae (Carpetweed) 237
Moraceae (Mulberry) 238
Nyctaginaceae (Four o’clock) 239
Onagraceae (Evening primrose) 240
Oxalidaceae (Wood sorrel) 245
Papaveraceae (Poppy) 246
Passifloraceae (Passionflower) 247
Pedaliaceae (Unicorn-plant) 249
Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed) 250
Plantaginaceae (Plantain) 251
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat) 255
Portulacaceae (Purslane) 265
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) 266
Rosaceae (Rose) 269
Rubiaceae (Madder) 272
Sapindaceae (Soapberry) 276
Saururaceae (Lizardtail) 277
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) 278
Solanaceae (Nightshade) 287
Sterculiaceae (Cacao or Cocoa) 308
Valerianaceae (Valerian) 309
Verbenaceae (Vervain) 310
Violaceae (Violet) 311
Vitaceae (Grape) 313
Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop) 315

liliopsida—monocots
Alismataceae (Water plantain) 319
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort) 323
Cyperaceae (Sedge) 326
Hydrocharitaceae (Frog’s-bit) 340
Liliaceae (Lily) 341
Poaceae (Grass) 344
Pontederiaceae (Pickerel-weed) 424
Typhaceae (Cattail) 428

Glossary 429
Bibliography 443
Contributors 449
Index 453