Wild Edible Plants of Western North America
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Description
Author: Kirk, Donald R. (1935-2014)
Publisher: Naturegraph
Pub Date: 2007 (reprint edition)
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair to Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears, bends or folds. Very light edge and corner wear. Appears unused.
Notes: Originally published in 1970. “It should be emphasized that one should never eat more than a very small quantity of an edible plant one is not accustomed to, even if it is positively identified.” (From the Introduction) Arranged by area–northwest, southwest, Rocky Mountains (let’s just say everything west of the Great Plains, from Canada to Mexico). A small color photo section, drawings of most plants (by the author’s wife, Janice Kirk). Includes preparation instructions, an index of plant uses other than for food (epilepsy, itching, syphilis, e.g.), and an index of plant food uses (beverages, chewing gum, mush, e.g.). There’s a longish discussion of poisonous plants in the Introduction.
