A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants - Eastern and Central North America

Informationen zum Autor ROGER TORY PETERSON, one of the world’s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. Klappentext An invaluable resource for foragers and outdoor enthusiasts. More than 370 edible wild plants, and 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described in A Peterson Field Guide To Edible Wild Plants?plus, 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses. For more than 85 years, Peterson Field Guides have set the standard by which other field guides are measured. Comprehensive and authoritative, they are essential additions to any naturalist's bookshelf or backpack. Zusammenfassung An invaluable resource for foragers and outdoor enthusiasts. More than 370 edible wild plants, and 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described in A Peterson Field Guide To Edible Wild Plants —plus, 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses. For more than 85 years, Peterson Field Guides have set the standard by which other field guides are measured. Comprehensive and authoritative, they are essential additions to any naturalist's bookshelf or backpack.

Product details

• Authors: National Audubon Society, Lee Peterson, Lee Allen Peterson, Roger Tory Peterson
• Assisted by: Lee Allen Peterson (Photographer), Lee Allen Peterson (Photographs), Roger Tory Peterson (Illustration), Roger Tory Peterson (Editor)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1999
• EAN: 9780395926222
• ISBN: 978-0-395-92622-2
• Dimensions: 114 mm x 184 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Peterson Field Guides (Paperba; Peterson Field Guides (Paperba; Peterson Field Guides
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; NATURE: Animals / Wildlife, NATURE: Animals / Mammals, REFERENCE: Personal & Practical Guides, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: SCIENCE & NATURE, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Botany, NATURE: Reference, NATURE: Plants / General, NATURE: Birdwatching Guides, REFERENCE: Survival & Emergency Preparedness, NATURE: Plants / Flowers, NATURE: Fungi & Mushrooms