I love legumes and have studied them in many parts of the world, though never in the Great Plains. I hope to visit there someday soon, and when I do, I will certainly take this wonderful book. It not only introduces the climate, geology, and soils of the region, but also describes the prairies and how they were influenced by fire, especially prior to the ingress of European settlers and the transformation of much of the land to agriculture and grazing. The introduction also includes a review of the characteristics of legumes, with illustrations of the various terms used.
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