The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants
by Department of the Army
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Author: Department of the ArmyBrand: W.w. Norton & Co
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-06-23
ISBN: 1602396922
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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Book Review: Very Basic, Very Global
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is perfect for beginners interested in learning about edible wild plants. It clearly states specific precautions when making selections, and definitely stays between the lines as far as picking plants that are easy for newbies to identify as edibles. Warnings are clearly labeled and easy to read. It reviews some basic basic plant anatomy, but just enough to be helpful with identifications without confusing a beginner. It also covers plants that are potentially dangerous if consumed in whole or in part.
It covers plants found around the globe in various ecosystems ranging from artic to tropic to desert conditions. The color pictures give good detail for identifications. The digital drawings not so much, but they're not bad.
Although it definitely does not even begin to cover the broad range of edible plants actually present in the world, it covers enough of the safe ones, both endemics and cultivated crops, for most situations where one's survival might hinge on this kind of knowledge.
Summary of The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants
Now anyone can survive, and thrive, in the outdoors.
Anyone who has spent serious time outdoors knows that in survival situations, wild plants are often the only sustenance available. The proper identification of these plants can mean the difference between survival and death. This book describes habitat and distribution, physical characteristics, and edible parts of wild plants?the key elements of identification. Hugely important to the book are its color photos. There are over one hundred of them, further simplifying the identification of poisonous and edible plants. No serious outdoors person should ever hit the trail without this book and the knowledge contained within it. 135 color, 15 b&w illustrationsPlants Books
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