Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
2nd Edition
Published on 10. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
282 pages
978-0-8117-3447-9 (ISBN)
Description
- First-ever revision of a classic guidebook
- Essential information on each plant's characteristics, distribution, and edibility as well as updated taxonomy and 18 new species
- How to find, prepare, and eat plants growing in the wild
This illustrated guide to North American wild edibles has been a nature classic for over thirty years. In this new edition, David K. Foster revises Bradford Angier's invaluable foraging handbook, updating the taxonomy and adding more than a dozen species. Scientific information for a general audience and full-color illustrations combine with intriguing accounts of the plants' uses, making this a practical guide for modern-day foragers.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
133 colour illus
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8117-3447-9 (9780811734479)
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Additional editions
Bradford Angier
Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
E-Book
06/2023
Stackpole Books
€18.18
Available for download
Previous edition
Bradford Angier
Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
Book
08/1974
Stackpole Books
€37.30
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Persons
Bradford Angier is the author of numerous best-selling books on nature and outdoor living, including Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants (978-0-8117-2076-2), Wilderness Shelters and How to Build Them (978-1-5857-4430-5), and Looking for Gold (978-0-8117-2034-2). David K. Foster is associate professor of biology and environmental science at Messiah College in Pennsylvania and a member of the Society of American Foresters.