Wild Edible Plants of Western North America [Paperback]

Donald R. Kirk (Author), Kirk (Author), Janice E. Kirk (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Wild Edible Plants of Western North America | Publication Date: June 1975

Nearly 2000 species of wild edible plants found in the western United States and in southwestern Canada and northwestern Mexico are covered. Excellent identifying illustrations by Janice Kirk.

Product Details

• Paperback: 343 pages
• Publisher: Naturegraph Publishers (June 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879610360
• ISBN-13: 978-0879610364
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the West., July 22, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Wild Edible Plants of the Western United States (Paperback)

I teach wild edible plants and I think this book is one of the best for the West. It is an identification book, not a cookbook. It falls short on color pictures but has good line drawings.

It compares with Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and Central North America; by Lee Peterson; for the east. However it does not have all the graphic symbols of Peterson's book. (the best of the East)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lavishly illustrated; a nice little book, March 25, 2010

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Benjamin Crowell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Edible Plants of Western North America (Paperback)

I'm baffled by some of the reviews that complain about the illustrations. Either these people are not looking at the same edition I am, or they have completely unrealistic expectations. This book is lavishly illustrated. It has a line drawing of every single plant discussed -- very unusual compared to most books of its type, which usually only illustrate about half the species. It also has 16 pages of color plates in the front.

Douglas L. Weaver says, "Very few pictures and if you can't select the right plant, how can you trust eating it!" I don't see how this comment can be justified, since every single species is illustrated.

R. Munsen says, "When we received the book, the only color was on the cover!" I can only guess that either the book R. Munsen is discussing is not the color edition, or that R. Munsen didn't bother looking carefully enough to see the 16 color plates in the front of the book.

Jachin Crawford says, "I would wait for an edition that has color photos." This edition does have color photos.

The edition I have in front of me is ISBN 0879610360, the same as the ISBN listed on this Amazon page. It says "Color Edition" on the cover, just like the photo on this Amazon page. If these reviewers are talking about the same book, then they haven't looked carefully at the book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!, January 9, 2009

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Terry McElrath "plant lover" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Edible Plants of Western North America (Paperback)

This book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in wild edible plants. It was written by a college professor whose expertise is called upon throughout the country. The original printing only had black and white sketches, but this latest printing includes many great color photographs. I highly recommend this book!