AusGrass: Grasses of Australia
AusGrass: Grasses of Australia

By Donovan Sharp and Bryan K. Simon

 

Published in March 2014 by CSIRO/ABRS Identification Series, (LuciD key)

 

USB Flash Drive.

 

Price $A120.00 plus $A8.00 postage within Australia [up to 3 kg], overseas postage please request a quote

 

ISBN 9781486301980

 

  • Description
  • Features
  • System requirements
Description

AusGrass is the largest and most comprehensive identification guide to a plant group ever published. Using either interactive or dichotomous keys, AusGrass enables quick and accurate identification of any of the 1323 species of grass, native or naturalised, growing wild in Australia. This powerful identification tool can be used with living plants or dry specimens, even when they are not in flower or fruit.

Provides an easy-to-use interface with comprehensive fact sheets for each species, including a botanical description, notes on distribution and taxonomy, as well as images including diagnostic line drawings, scanned specimens, photographs and stereomicrographs.

AusGrass will be an invaluable tool for taxonomists, ecologists, agricultural extension officers, weed managers, Landcare and Bushcare coordinators, environmental consultants, or anyone with an interest in Australian grasses.

For instructions on the use of the USB Flash Drive please view PDF Instructions

This product has been updated to use the Lucid software version 3.5. This software is for personal use only. For site licences please contact: or call 1300 788 000. Software remains a property of Lucid. Lucid is a trademark of the University of Queensland. For queries contact http://www.lucidcentral.com/

Features

•  Interactive identification of many grasses to subspecies or variety

•  Fast navigation between taxa using hyperlinks

•  Over 4000 photographs and illustrations, including more than 1400 maps

•  Browse species by species name, genus name, common name or synonym

•  Comprehensive glossary of terms and an extensive list of references

•  More than 220 characters to aid accurate identification

System requirements

•  Java Virtual Machine v1.4.2 or greater

•  Windows 2000(SP3)/XP/VISTA/Win7/Win8 (32 or 64 bit editions of Windows are supported); Macintosh OS X 10.4 or greater; Linux that supports J2RE, such as Red Hat, SuSE, Ubuntu; Solaris 7, 8, 9 or 10

•  Note: Please note that Lucid will run under Windows 98/ME/NT4 however these are unsupported platforms

•  System memory: Windows 256MB RAM (512MB or greater recommended); Macintosh/Linux/Solaris 512MB or greater

•  Screen Resolution: Minimum of 1024 x 768 pixels

•  Web browser: Java-enabled web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Safari.

Prior to installation of the product please ensure you have installed the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). The latest version of Java can be obtained free from www.java.com.

NOTE: Web pages such as fact sheets attached to items in Lucid v3.5 interactive key matrices may be considered pop-ups by certain browsers (such as Internet Explorer (IE) when clicked on by users. If your browser blocks these popups, in your browser's internet settings you should allow pop-ups for this Lucid tool. Additionally, Internet Explorer may block "active content" on web pages or interactive keys. To allow active content, in Internet Explorer, under Tools, Internet Options, Advanced tab, Security category, the box next to the setting: "Allow active content to run in files on My Computer" should be checked.

For more information on the Lucid Player, contact lucidcentral.com.