Florida's varying habitats are blessed with a wide variety of native plant species. These have roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit, and seeds that provide good and interesting food for people. All of these plants, if we are to enjoy eating them, need identification and interpretation, which this book provides. This illustrated book has descriptions, recipes and notes for many different plants. From "Dandelion Dip" to "Elderflower Champagne," the authors have found the woods and fields to be a table always spread.
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Dick Deuerling has given programs on wild foods throughout central Florida for many years. He is a member of the Incredible Wild Edibles, a Georgia-Florida group of wild food enthusiasts. He says he has been interested in plants since he could crawl, and has been eating wild food for five decades.
Peggy Lantz has been the editor of the Florida Native Plant Society's member publications The Palmetto and Sabal Minor and is the author of A Young Naturalist's Guide to Florida and The Florida Water Story.
Peggy Lantz has been the editor of the Florida Native Plant Society's member publications The Palmetto and Sabal Minor and is the author of A Young Naturalist's Guide to Florida and The Florida Water Story.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Note: This is NOT a field guide.,
By Melissa Holmes (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Florida's Incredible Wild Edibles (Paperback)
Florida's Incredible Wild Edibles is a wonderful little book(let) filled with informative tidbits, yummy-sounding recipes, and lists of pretty much every wild edible plant that grows in Florida. It is interesting and witty, and really makes one want to go out and harvest edible plants right now!
The book groups the wild edibles into categories such as salad greens, pot herbs (must be cooked before eating), nuts, teas/beverages, etc. All plants are listed with their common names along with their scientific names, which is extremely helpful when looking up pictures in a field guide. Another plus is that the author tells us where in Florida these plants grow (North, Central, South). It is important to note, however, that if you are new to harvesting wild plants, you may be a little disappointed at the lack of pictures/drawings/descriptions. This book is NOT a field guide, and plainly states so. It is meant to be used along with a good field guide book (such as Peterson's), or a human field-guided tour/weed-walk. Overall, great little book about nature's fine and free dining in Florida. Two thumbs up! :-)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Not what I expected, but excellent anyway,
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Based on the title (I know, I know) I thought this would be a recognition guide for Florida's wild edibles. It is to some extent, but it's better thought of as a cookbook for Florida's wild edibles. In that, however it excels. Recommended if you already are familiar with Florida's wild edibles and want to learn to enjoy them more, but if you're just starting to learn you'll probably need to start with something a little more basic (and perhaps in color).
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Edible wild plants,
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Florida's Incredible Wild EdiblesThe book has only black and white drawings, info was limited and difficult. Very disappointed. It was difficult to identify plants with black and white drawings. Should have been photos of plants
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