Grasses of Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
This field guide helps users identify 50 native and exotic perennial grasses, plus annual species. Developed through citizen science at Las Cienegas NCA, it supports grassland health monitoring and includes species found across the West and local specialties.
Subject Tags
- Grassland
Abstract
This user-friendly field guide can help people of all skill levels identify 50 native and exotic perennial grasses, plus several annual species. This guide grew out of citizen science involvement tracking grassland health at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in southeastern Arizona. Some species illustrated here occur across the West; others are local specialties.
Citation
Bodner, Gita, Kay Fagan, Rose Manchon, Joy Fisher, Betty Harris, Jo Haslett, Nina Tout, Ron Tiller, Linda Vaught. 2009. Grasses of Las Cienegas National Conervation Area. The Nature Coinservancy, Tucson, AZ 64 pp.
TNC Authors
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Gita Bodner
Conservation Ecologist
The Nature Conservancy Arizona
Email: gbodner@tnc.org