Field guide to edible wild plants 6 wild plants a little knowledge of plants can save your life. With more than 40 years of experience in the herbal field, steven foster is author, coauthor, and photographer of seventeen books. And surprisingly, a lot of those plants were not listed in our western. Given the option i still want to get on the internet and look at a few photographs before i eat a plant that i am unfamiliar with but if that is not an option edible wild plants, eastern central north america is my goto book. Eastern and central north america is a reference guide that has been conceptualised for one main purpose and therefore it specifically and only describes and showcases the many edible wild plant species of eastern and central north america and while some edible wild plants usually found primarily in western. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. My son reads this book quite often and he has learned a lot of information from this. It has graphig symbols showing how each plant can be used. Peterson field guide to medicinal plants and herbs of eastern and central north america, third edition. Maryland native plant society references for plant. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
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