Grasses, Legumes and Forbs of the Eastern United States: Identification and Adaptation

Grasses, Legumes and Forbs of the Eastern United States: Identification and Adaptation provides a description of the most common grasses, legumes and non-leguminous forbs of the Eastern United States. It covers many of the most important grassland, turf and non-crop plants and their seeds. Unlike many publications that include plant identification, this book emphasizes vegetative identification, covering 23 forage legumes, 61 grasses and more than 100 non-leguminous forbs found in pastures and grasslands of the Eastern US. In addition, it describes other key characteristics, such as adaptation, favorable and unfavorable soil types, seasonal growth patterns, and toxicity.Finally, for plants harvested for hay or silage, or by grazing, there are discussions of cutting and grazing management, quality factors and potential yields.