Germany's meadows and pastures are diverse and breathtakingly beautiful. They include, for example, smooth oat meadows, fat pastures, bristle grass lawns, reed beds, and salt marshes. Peter Sturm's new identification book presents a total of 46 such grassland types. The wild green areas can be ecologically identified and assessed based on typical plants and animals. At the center of each chapter is a table that associates flowering times and flower colors of characteristic plants with a grassland type. Each chapter also includes information on characteristics, associated communities, species composition, distribution, and use of the respective grassland type. Legal protection information is highlighted in color. The book is an essential work for nature conservationists, farmers, cartographers, nature lovers, and anyone involved in land management.