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Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide [Paperback]

Thomas Elias , Peter Dykeman
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)


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December 31, 1990
“Season-by-season guide to identification, harvest, and preparation of more than 200 common edible plants to be found in the wild....Hundreds of edible species are included....[This] handy paperback guide includes jelly, jam, and pie recipes, a seasonal key to plants, [and a] chart listing nutritional contents.”—Booklist. “[Five hundred] beautiful color photographs...temptingly arranged.”—The Library Letter


Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Sterling (December 31, 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1888715006
  • ISBN-13: 978-0806974880
  • ASIN: 0806974885
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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There is a very nice, good sized picture of each plant, and most of them are in color. Leslie G Nelson  |  20 reviewers made a similar statement
I love hiking with this book in hand and I take it on every outdoor excursion. Marshall Armstrong  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
One of the most important details included about the plants is a list of poisonous look-alikes. Victoria Tarrani  |  8 reviewers made a similar statement
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81 of 82 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't go camping without this one April 7, 2002
Format:Paperback
This Outdoor Life Book, while it follows the typical field guide format with nice glossy pages and clear, crisp color identification photos with full plant descriptions, is jam-packed with not only the picture, plant name, habitat, and identification details but goes in-depth to clearly define those PARTS of the plant that are edible and how to prepare them (sometimes even including simple recipes). This guide is the most detailed edible plant guide I have found and offers great "extras" like a quick key guide that allows you to identify if a plant is trail nibble, salad addition, cooked green, underground vegetable, fritter, raw fruit, cooked fruit, jams/jellies/sauces, syrup/sugar, candy, grain, nuts/seeds, flour/meal, hot beverage, cold beverage, pickle, seasoning, or thickener. The "Poisonous look-alikes" feature is an added attraction within each plant description and there is also an entire poisonous plant section so there will be no mistake that what you have found Mother Nature meant you to harvest. A fabulous handbook for gardeners, hikers, and cooks.
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55 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book to use to gather wild plants for making homemade wines, but now it's a companion whenever I go hiking, fishing, camping, or merely sightseeing. It's that valuable!

The book is divided into an introductory section, guides to harvesting plants in each of the four seasons, the plants themselves (also presented seasonally), poisonous plants, a nutritional guide, and two great indices. The introduction includes great tips on how to prepare wild foods as drinks, snacks, entres, and condiments, along with recipes for 25 jellies, 20 jams and 17 fruit and berry pies. But the good part is yet to come.

Each plant is presented with a good-to-excellent photograph, a distribution map (so a person in the Pacific Northwest doesn't have to wonder whether he or she is looking at a squashberry or a hobblebush berry), a complete description, identification of the edible parts, harvest and preparation notes, related species, and poisonous look-alikes (if any). The presentations are just excellent. My only complaint is that the book isn't twice as thick.

Whether you just want to be prepared for emergencies or you want to collect wild edibles for making jams, jellies, pies, and wine, this book is one of the only two you'll probably need. The other is a good regional guide, because with over 20,000 species of plants to choose from north of the Rio Grande alone, a guide to regional edibles is a must.

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61 of 66 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Only Fair for Identification September 6, 2002
Format:Paperback
Identification of edible species is what I want, with emphasis on the first word. From my experience in identifying tree species and other plant ID handbooks, I'd call this one mediocre. The photos are often close-ups with no indication of scale, so size is unknown. Details are not included. Root structure and overall plant structure are seldom shown. ID often depends on flowers, present only for a few weeks of the year. Variation among species is so widespread that I'd recommend at least two good books, with better illustrations than those found here. Drawings, though not "natural", often provide better clues to identity by showing roots, structure, etc.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Best field guide to wild edibles
This book is by far my favorite of the several edible wild plants guides I have used. The included nutritional information, section on poisonous look-alikes, quality photography,... Read more
Published 6 days ago by Rebecca
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
The only book I have found that has so many very good, color photo illustrations. Hey, if I'm going to eat something that may, or may not, potentially make me very sick, or even... Read more
Published 17 days ago by phatbiker
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
Book is great with nice vibrant pictures. The print quality is good. Its a nice medium size for a book and will fit in any travel pack. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Nigel T Sawyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
Has god pictures to help identify plants, which is very important that you know what you are eating. Some plants are poison, and can make a person pretty darn sick !!!
Published 23 days ago by Barbara L. Rickel
5.0 out of 5 stars good backing book
I love having the pictures, along with the seasons to find them, what and where you can find the edible parts and ways to prepare them.
Published 25 days ago by justin
5.0 out of 5 stars A good field guide.
Comprehensive with some nice pictures, yet small enough to carry around in a backpack. I use this on foraging trips. Read more
Published 1 month ago by LauraV
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
a great
book to have on hand to identify plants on my property and maybe eat a few some day
Published 1 month ago by P. Millard
4.0 out of 5 stars Plants
This book is also GREAT WITH COLOR PICS. TOO I.D. in the wild is HARD with out color too I.D. the plants This has zones to see the areas for the plants .
Published 2 months ago by Gildar69
5.0 out of 5 stars A must fir folks looking to eat natural foods
Very detailed and extremely informative and valuable information when you are looking to eat healthy and looking for natural foods.
Published 2 months ago by Rolf Brauch
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
I am new to edible plants but I love the way the book describes the plants and give colored pictures. The only regret I have is I wish it was bigger. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Amber
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