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Publishers:
Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) / CSIRO PUBLISHING
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.
For instructions on the use of the USB Flash Drive please view PDF Instructions
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.
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
Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/7, Mac OSX, Linux, Solaris
System memory: 256MB RAM (512MB or greater recommended)
Screen Resolution: Minimum of 1024 x 768 pixels
Web browser: Java-enabled web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Safari.
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.
The Lucid3 interactive key "" will run embedded within a web browser as a Java applet. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.5 or greater must be installed on your computer for the Lucid3 Applet Player to run successfully.
Java information
You can install the Java Runtime Environment provided on the CD ROM found under the 'java' folder.
Alternatively you can download and install the latest Java Runtime Environment version from the Java website at:
http://www.java.com (free download).
Note to Macintosh users: OSX comes pre-installed with the JRE and is accessible using Safari. Ensure you have the latest version of JRE by running the software update utility.
The instructions would simply be to open that start webpage.
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.
"AusGrass software and user's guide bring grass identification within reach of non-specialists, and are well worthwhile for specialists too. . . the most powerful identification tool available for Australian grasses." Graeme Lorimer, Biosphere Pty Ltd, Australia (Austral Ecology v.29, 2004)
"AusGrass is comprehensive, innovative, user-friendly, data rich, and full of illustrations and photos - over 4 000, including 1 4000 maps. . . Biodiversity has a new friend with interactive keys, and AusGrass reflects how far this technology has advanced." TAXON v.52 no.2, May 2003
“The program was easy to install and use, and I enjoyed the challenge of learning about the names and functions of the various parts of grass plants.”
Grassland Society of Victoria Newsletter November 2002
"AusGrass is another excellent and inspiring product from Australia. . . . All in all I find AusGrass very easy and user-friendly to move around in and to use and I wish to congratulate and thank the authors and all those involved for a great piece of work." L Fish, National Herbarium, Pretoria, South Africa (South African Journal of Botany v.69 no.3, 2003)
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