Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide of the Rocky Mountain States

This field guide, organized by color and form, features full-color photographs and information to help readers quickly and easily identify and find wild berries and fruits in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

List of contents

Introduction

• About this book
• The range maps
• What is a fruit?
• How fruits are arranged on the stem
• Leaf form and arrangement
• Safety and plant identification
• What is not included in this book
• Be certain, be safe: Wild grapes
• Habitat zones in the Rocky Mountain States
• How to use this book
• Sample pages

The Berries and Fruits

• Green
• Yellow
• Orange
• Red
• Purple
• Blue
• Black
• White

Helpful Resources and Bibliography Glossary Index About the Author

About the author

Teresa Marrone has been gathering and preparing wild edibles for more than 20 years. She was formerly Managing Editor of a series of outdoors-themed books, and is the author of Abundantly Wild: Collecting and Cooking Wild Edibles in the Upper Midwest, as well as numerous other outdoors-related and regional cookbooks. Teresa has also written many magazine articles on wild foods and cooking, and has rekindled an early interest in photography. Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide of the Rocky Mountain States combines her various skills and interests into a clear, concise, easy-to-use book that helps the user appreciate the diversity of the various wild berries and fruits that grow in this region. Teresa lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Bruce.

Product details

• Authors: Teresa Marrone
• Publisher: Adventure Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2012
• EAN: 9781591932819
• ISBN: 978-1-59193-281-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 150 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Series: Wild Berries & Fruits Identifi; Wild Berries & Fruits Identification Guides; Wild Berries & Fruits Identifi
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works