Author: David Yetman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781583691069
Category : Desert plants
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Describes 50 Southwest plants that are edible or useful, with a page devoted to each plant's description, range, family, and uses, accompanied by color photographs.
Fifty Common Edible & Useful Plants of the Southwest
Author: David Yetman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781583691069
Category : Desert plants
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Describes 50 Southwest plants that are edible or useful, with a page devoted to each plant's description, range, family, and uses, accompanied by color photographs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781583691069
Category : Desert plants
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Describes 50 Southwest plants that are edible or useful, with a page devoted to each plant's description, range, family, and uses, accompanied by color photographs.
Wild Edibles of Missouri
Author: Jan Phillips
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781887247184
Category : Cooking (Wild foods)
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A guide to locating and preparing wild edible plants growing in Missouri. Each plant has a botanical name attached. The length or season of the flower bloom is listed; where that particular plant prefers to grow; when the plant is edible or ready to be picked, pinched, or dug; how to prepare the wildings; and a warning for possible poisonous or rash-producing plants or parts of plants.--from Preface (p. vi).
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781887247184
Category : Cooking (Wild foods)
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A guide to locating and preparing wild edible plants growing in Missouri. Each plant has a botanical name attached. The length or season of the flower bloom is listed; where that particular plant prefers to grow; when the plant is edible or ready to be picked, pinched, or dug; how to prepare the wildings; and a warning for possible poisonous or rash-producing plants or parts of plants.--from Preface (p. vi).
Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert
Author: Wendy C. Hodgson
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816520602
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"Food Plants of the Sanoran Desert includes not only plants such as gourds and legumes but also unexpected food sources such as palms, lilies, and cattails, all of which have provided nutrition to desert peoples. Each species entry lists recorded names and describes indigenous uses, which often include nonfood therapeutic and commodity applications. The agave, for example, is cited for its use as food and for alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, syrup, fiber, cordage, clothing, sandals, nets, blankets, lances, fire hearths, musical instruments, hedgerows, soap, and medicine, and for ceremonial purposes. The agave entry includes information on harvesting, roasting, and consumption - and on distinguishing between edible and inedible varieties.".
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816520602
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"Food Plants of the Sanoran Desert includes not only plants such as gourds and legumes but also unexpected food sources such as palms, lilies, and cattails, all of which have provided nutrition to desert peoples. Each species entry lists recorded names and describes indigenous uses, which often include nonfood therapeutic and commodity applications. The agave, for example, is cited for its use as food and for alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, syrup, fiber, cordage, clothing, sandals, nets, blankets, lances, fire hearths, musical instruments, hedgerows, soap, and medicine, and for ceremonial purposes. The agave entry includes information on harvesting, roasting, and consumption - and on distinguishing between edible and inedible varieties.".
Best Plants for New Mexico Gardens and Landscapes
Author: Baker H. Morrow
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 0826356370
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
First published in 1995, this invaluable guide to the trees, shrubs, ground covers, and smaller plants that thrive in New Mexico’s many life zones and growing areas is now available in a long-awaited new edition. Landscape architect Baker H. Morrow considers the significant factors that impact planting in New Mexico—including soil conditions, altitude, drought, urban expansion, climate change, and ultraviolet radiation—to provide the tools for successful gardens and landscapes in the state. Added photographs and sketches identify the forms and uses of plants, including many new species that have become widely available in the region since the 1990s. The latest recommendations for specific cities and towns include more photos for ease of reference, and botanical names have also been updated. With ingenuity and efficient water management, Morrow demonstrates how to create landscapes that provide shade, color, oxygen, soil protection, windscreening, and outdoor enjoyment.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 0826356370
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
First published in 1995, this invaluable guide to the trees, shrubs, ground covers, and smaller plants that thrive in New Mexico’s many life zones and growing areas is now available in a long-awaited new edition. Landscape architect Baker H. Morrow considers the significant factors that impact planting in New Mexico—including soil conditions, altitude, drought, urban expansion, climate change, and ultraviolet radiation—to provide the tools for successful gardens and landscapes in the state. Added photographs and sketches identify the forms and uses of plants, including many new species that have become widely available in the region since the 1990s. The latest recommendations for specific cities and towns include more photos for ease of reference, and botanical names have also been updated. With ingenuity and efficient water management, Morrow demonstrates how to create landscapes that provide shade, color, oxygen, soil protection, windscreening, and outdoor enjoyment.
Foraging the Mountain West
Author: Thomas J. Elpel
Publisher: HOPS Press
ISBN: 9781892784360
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Foraging the Mountain West is a guide to harvesting and celebrating nature's abundance.
Publisher: HOPS Press
ISBN: 9781892784360
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Foraging the Mountain West is a guide to harvesting and celebrating nature's abundance.
Wild Edible Plants of Utah
Author: Charles W. Kane
Publisher: Lincoln Town Press
ISBN: 9780977133352
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher: Lincoln Town Press
ISBN: 9780977133352
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Field Guide to Forest Plants of South-central Colorado
Author: David C. Powell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest plants
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest plants
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
The Useful Wild Plants of Texas, the Southeastern and Southwestern United States, the Southern Plains, and Northern Mexico
Author: Scooter Cheatham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany, Economic
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany, Economic
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Edible Wild Plants
Author: Thomas S. Elias
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402767159
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Presents a season-by-season guide to the identification, harvest, and preparation of more than two hundred common edible plants to be found in the wild.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402767159
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Presents a season-by-season guide to the identification, harvest, and preparation of more than two hundred common edible plants to be found in the wild.
Wild Edible Plants of Arizona
Author: Charles W Kane
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998287133
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Serving up 58 calorically/nutritionally important wild edibles for the prepper, plant utilitarian, or curious hiker/camper, Wild Edible Plants of Arizona has the distinction of being the only state-specific guide of its kind in print. Field-portable and information-salient, readers will find the material's utility on-point and handy. A discussion of each plant's edible use and preparation is the booklet's primary aim, though space is also given to range and habitat, medicinal uses, cautions, and noteworthy special considerations. Helpful additions include sustenance ratings (low, medium, or high), collection timing and desired plant-part indicators, 58 Arizona-only county-location maps, over 160 color photos, and a 450-listing general index.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998287133
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Serving up 58 calorically/nutritionally important wild edibles for the prepper, plant utilitarian, or curious hiker/camper, Wild Edible Plants of Arizona has the distinction of being the only state-specific guide of its kind in print. Field-portable and information-salient, readers will find the material's utility on-point and handy. A discussion of each plant's edible use and preparation is the booklet's primary aim, though space is also given to range and habitat, medicinal uses, cautions, and noteworthy special considerations. Helpful additions include sustenance ratings (low, medium, or high), collection timing and desired plant-part indicators, 58 Arizona-only county-location maps, over 160 color photos, and a 450-listing general index.