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.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format: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!
12 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I would wait for an edition that has color photos.
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Excellent book
In todays world the ability to use wild plants to help us have a better diet is nearly a lost art. This book is the book for those who want to return to using the wild plants as a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Joseph E. Whimple
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Really great book for this area of the US
Must say, bought this one as a bit of a gamble. We just moved across the country and we were very interested to know what the new and interesting plant life was, and how we could... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Caitscotch
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Great Gift
Was bought as a gift, and He loved it!! Was able to recognize a lot of things from the book he's seen locally.
Published 2 months ago by Samantha Allred
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I plan to give away this book.
There is some good information in this book, and it is full of nice etchings...infortunately, I don't learn well via etchings. Read more
Published 9 months ago by jfeatherjohn
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Great Product
Great Product came as promised from Amazon in great condition.
Very imformative book with great illustrations and a great size
for carrying with you into the field. Read more
Very imformative book with great illustrations and a great size
for carrying with you into the field. Read more
Published 23 months ago by matt
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suites the needs
My son wanted this book for a hiking weekend he was going on. We live in the high country so he wanted to know which plants he would be able to eat on the trip. Read more
Published on August 30, 2010 by T. Lovec
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Wild Edible Plants of Western North America
Very few pictures and if you can't select the right plant, how can you trust eating it!
Published on October 28, 2009 by Douglas L. Weaver
1.0 out of 5 stars
Deceptive advertising
We bought this book because it stated 'new color edition'. We wanted color illustrations/photos. When we received the book, the only color was on the cover! Read more
Published on July 9, 2009 by R. Munsen
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