Sonoran Desert Food Plants: Edible Uses for the Desert's Wild Bounty Second Edition

by Charles W. Kane (Author)

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Second edition improvements include: additional profiles, larger photos, Arizona-only county-by-county location maps, and a season collection indicator for each plant.

Sonoran Desert Food Plants is specifically designed for the outdoor enthusiast whom is in need of a concise, no-nonsense booklet instructing on the collection, preparation, and utilization of 58 regional edible plants. Essentially: find it, gather it, and eat it. 120 color photos, 58 Arizona location maps, common and scientific names, preparation and toxicity issues, and concise medicinal and related ethnobotanical uses serve as accents making Sonoran Desert Food Plants a useful resource for any Arizona resident.

The following plants are covered (49 indigenous to the Sonoran Desert/Uplands and 9 non-native yet abundant): Agave, Amaranth, Arizona Jewel Flower, Asian Mustard, Barrel Cactus, Beargrass, Biscuitroot, Bluedicks, Bowlesia, Canyon Walnut, Catclaw, Cattail, Chia, Cholla, Desert Hackberry, Desert Hollygrape, Desert Lily, Devil's Claw, Elder, Feather Tree, Flameflower, Graythorn, Ground Cherry, Hedgehog Cactus, Horse Purslane, Ironwood, Jewels of Opar, Jojoba, Lambsquarters, Lemonade Berry, London Rocket, Mallow, Mariposa lily, Mesquite, Miner's Lettuce, Monkey Flower, Paloverde, Papalo, Pellitory, Pincushion Cactus, Poreleaf, Prickly Pear, Purslane, Saguaro, Sow Thistle, Texas Mulberry, Thistle, Tumbleweed, Watercress, Wild Gourd, Wild Lettuce, Wild Oats, Wild Rhubarb, Wild Sunflower, Wolfberry, Yellowshow, Yucca (Fruit), and Yucca (Stalk).

Readers will also find the author's approach to the material refreshingly objective and clutter-free: no philosophical ramblings and epicurean cookbook recipes, just stripped-down, sensical information on how to best utilize the most common wild desert food plants of the Sonoran region.

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From the Back Cover

Identify, Collect, Prepare, & Utilize the Desert's Edible Bounty

Updated & expanded second edition
Covering 58 wild Sonoran edible plants
Over 110 color photos
Arizona-specific county maps
Distribution, range, & habitat
Common & scientific names
Synopsis of medicinal uses
Special notes & helpful insights
Cautions list look-alike plants & toxicity issues

About the Author

Titles: Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest (2006/2009/2011), Herbal Medicine: Trends and Traditions (2009), Sonoran Desert Food Plants (2011/2017), Southern California Food Plants (2013), Wild Edible Plants of Texas (2016), and Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States (2017), Wild Edible Plants of Arizona (2019), and Wild Edible Plants of New Mexico (2019).

Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Lincoln Town Press; Second edition (September 1, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0998287121
ISBN-13: 978-0998287126
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.3 x 8.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 89 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10 in Deserts Ecosystems
- #9416 in Textbooks

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MC Ronson

Quick Reference Booklet

February 20, 2019

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Very nice and concise, carry along for identifying useful plants native (or introduced) to the AZ area. I do wish the color images were a little crisper.

Limited space means not all of the leaves are shown in a close up, the author sometimes showing different aspects such as a longer view of the large bushy plants to the bulbs so sometimes it is difficult or next to impossible to see a clear shot of what most would use to identify the plant-its leaf structure.

For those with a working knowledge i.e. grew up around these plants with a basic recognition would have no problem, for those new it will just take a little more time and effort. Nice info on its uses as food and or medicines, also precautions.

Excellent for most, experts would not likely ever use this except as a teaching aid (which it is in my case).

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Yabbos

Good for beginners!

September 7, 2016

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I really like this as a small, concise resource for those who are looking for an introduction to Sonoran desert foot plants, but it's definitely NOT a comprehensive resource for those who have been studying native foods for any notable length of time. I would highly recommend it for beginners, but I think those who have already invested a lot of time in researching this information should PROBABLY look elsewhere.

Cheers!

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Richard A. Leveille

Best field-portable guide to Sonoran desert edibles

April 19, 2014

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Kane's produced a very field-portable, user-friendly guide to the essential food plants of the Sonoran desert. I particularly like his "edibility index", a one word (high, medium low) characterization of the real palatability and/or unpleasant side effects of the flora in question. I'd agree with him whole-heartedly, for example, that jojoba beans, which show up as edible in numerous guides are, very much on the "low" side of this index. While you can get them down, they're likely to come back and haunt you hours later! The photographs are also good, often with a general view of the plant, then a close up of the edible part. He notes medicinal uses, but doesn't dwell on them, which is fine.

I'd recommend this book for both the serious desert trekker and the casual hiker.

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lea.h.

Booklet, not a book

May 21, 2016

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Useful easy to pack around booklet. Really would have liked it to have more nutrition information, better photos for identification would really help too. I clearly did not read the description for this booklet well enough, if I had I would not have bought it for the price I paid.

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Raymond Dean White

Great guide to edible desert plants

June 28, 2013

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Aside from the excellent photos of the plants I like how specific the directions were for preparing them to eat. I also liked the additional information offered such as medicinal uses and cautions. The book is thin and light which makes it easy to carry along on my desert outings. I've learned that using tongs to harvest prickly pear or similar cactus fruits is preferable to other methods and that placing the fruits in ice water and sloshing them around will remove most of the glocids (tiny stickers) from the exterior. I like to peel mine before eating them but most folks eat the whole thing.

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TaosBill

You will be amazed

April 25, 2017

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This book has a permanent place in my between the seats tray in the car. I used it to gather some very young Red Yucca flower stalks and there were as tasty as asparagus, but FREE. Already looking for ward to cactus fruit harvest this summer.

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Lori Bradley

Tons of info

October 6, 2015

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Great reference book. The pages are plasticized which is great for taking it out in the field. There is a lot of info about each plant featured. Tells you where it is found, how to prepare it, any cautions and much more. There could be more detailed pics but overall I'm glad I purchased.

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H. H. H.

Just what I was looking for

August 19, 2011

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This book is awesome! I have been looking for a book about useful desert food plants with just the right format. This book has everything I want including full color, glossy pictures. The pages are headed by the common name, but the scientific name is included as well. Size of the book is perfect to keep on the glove box of the truck or in a backpack. The information is very useful and quick and to the point. I would not only reccomend this book, I would also check out his other 2 books.

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