Wild Roots
Forager'S Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Roots, Tubers, Corms and Rhizomes of North America
Published on 17. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-89281-538-8 (ISBN)
Description
For more than two decades Doug Elliot has wandered the fields, forests, and marshlands of North America gathering roots and herbs, and plant lore. A labor of love, Wild Roots is filled with practical information, extraordinary drawings and lively commentary, and offers a wealth of information about the roots, rhizomes, and tubers of North America.
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Edition
Original edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Rochester, VT
United States
Publishing group
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
66 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 202 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
231 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89281-538-8 (9780892815388)
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Doug Elliott
Wild Roots
A Forager's Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Roots, Tubers, Corms, and Rhizomes of North America
E-Book
07/1995
Simon + Schuster LLC
€14.83
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Person
Doug Elliott is the author of Woodslore and Wildwoods Wisdom and lives in Union Mills, North Carolina.
Content
Wild Roots
A Forager's Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Roots, Tubers, Corms, and Rhizomes of North America
The Beginning of the Book
Plant Names
Dilution and Evolution
Scenery Beneath the Greenery
Machinery Beneath the Greenery
1. Roots of Shade-Loving Forest Plants
2. Roots of Sun-Loving Field Plants
3. Roots of Aquatic and Marsh Plants
4. Other Roots
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index