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Wild Edible Plants of Western North America

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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)

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.

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!

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.

I do recommend it to everybody looking for a wonderful product
involved for the Western states.
Sincerely, Matt

Wild Edible Plants of Western North America

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. He really enjoyed identifying what our national forest had to offer.

I would wait for an edition that has color photos.

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! Black and white pencil drawings only inside.

Very few pictures and if you can't select the right plant, how can you trust eating it!