620 Wild Plants Of North America

Author : Tom Reaume
Publisher : University of Regina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780889772144
Total Pages : 790 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 620 Wild Plants of North America written by Tom Reaume and published by University of Regina Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 620 Wild Plants of North America describes, in beautiful detail, the characteristic features of 89 families of vascular plants--including trees, shrubs, vines, wildflowers, grasses, sedges, horsetails, and club-mosses--using labeled ink drawings, text and range maps.

Author : Thomas S. Elias
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781402767159
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Edible Wild Plants written by Thomas S. Elias and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Lee Peterson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395926222
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America written by Lee Peterson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1978 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described here, with 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.

Author : Marilena Idzojtic
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128196459
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dendrology: Cones, Flowers, Fruits and Seeds written by Marilena Idzojtic and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-06-28 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dendrology: Cones, Flowers, Fruits and Seeds offers a comprehensive overview of the morphology of reproductive organs of woody plants of Europe in one resource. The book contains 2020 woody taxa (845 species, 58 subspecies, 38 varieties, 13 forms, 40 hybrids and 1026 cultivars), belonging to 400 genera and 121 families. It includes 447 taxa of trees and shrubs that are autochthonous in Europe and numerous ornamental species that originate from North America, Asia, South America, Australia and Africa, along with invasive woody species. Accompanied by thousands of original photographs, the book is designed to efficiently guide the reader to accurate identification. Other features include taxa organized in alphabetical order of their botanical names, flowering and fruiting time, mode of fruit or seed dispersal, and distribution range, making this a must-have reference for students and researchers in dendrology, botany, forestry, forest management and conservation, arboriculture and horticulture. Includes 2,020 taxa of trees and shrubs important for the European dendrology Provides detailed descriptions of reproductive organs and data on the reproductive biology of the described taxa Contains 6,644 original, high-quality photographs of habits, cones, flowers, fruits and seeds

Author : Louis Hermann Pammel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1042 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Manual of Poisonous Plants, Chiefly of Eastern North America written by Louis Hermann Pammel and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1042 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major compendium on the subject, in two parts. Part I (150 pages) has chapters on the various kinds of symptoms of poisoning, classification of poisons, symptoms and antidotes, and a catalog of the more important poisonous plants of the United States and Canada arranged in taxonomic order. Part II (over 700 pages) lists poisonous plants in taxonomic order with descriptions, illustrations, and account of poisonous properties. Also includes a catalog of the poisonous plants of the world in tabular form, with plants arrangd alphabetically by family; gives name authority, properties, and locality. A bibliography of 1,097 items is followed by a general index.

Author : Louis Hermann Pammel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 874 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Manual of Poisonous Plants written by Louis Hermann Pammel and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Merritt Lyndon Fernald
Publisher : New York : Harper & Row
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Edible Wild Plants of Eastern North America written by Merritt Lyndon Fernald and published by New York : Harper & Row. This book was released on 1958 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authoritative, information-packed guide offers a detailed enumeration of 1,000 species of edible plants and ferns. Arranged according to uses: purees and soups, cereals, salads, nibbles and relishes, condiments and seasonings, much more. Also, helpful data on poisonous plants, mushrooms, seaweeds, lichens. Indispensable for naturalists, hikers, campers. 129 figures. 25 plates. Bibliography.

Author : Merritt Lyndon Fernald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Edible Wild Plants written by Merritt Lyndon Fernald and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James L. Stubbendieck
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803293069
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North American Wildland Plants written by James L. Stubbendieck and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North American Wildland Plants is the sixth edition of North American Range Plants. This comprehensive reference contains the salient characteristics of the most important wildland plants of North America and will help individuals with limited botanical knowledge as well as natural resource professionals to identify wildland plants. The two hundred species of wildland plants in this book were selected because of their abundance, desirability, or poisonous properties. Each of the illustrations has been enhanced to maximize the use of this book as a field guide. Each plant description includes characteristics for identification, an illustration of the plant with enlarged parts, and a general distribution map for North America. Each species description includes nomenclature; life span; origin; season of growth; inflorescence, flower or spikelet, or other reproductive parts; vegetative parts; and growth characteristics. Brief notes are included on habitat; livestock losses; and historic, food, and medicinal uses.

Author : Laura C. Martin
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1682685977
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Naturalist's Book of Wildflowers: Celebrating 85 Native Plants in North America written by Laura C. Martin and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charmingly illustrated keepsake and guide to native, wild plants of North America. In this exquisitely detailed naturalist’s handbook, Laura C. Martin provides profiles of 85 wild plants and flowers found across North America, each accompanied by lovingly illustrated and charming watercolor paintings. With dozens of notes, arrows, and details, each chapter encourages the reader to look at the plants as a naturalist would—opening up a whole new way of seeing nature. Martin gives details on where the plants can be found, how they grow, how to identify them, and what natural properties they each have. The handbook features plants from across North America, including the Purple Coneflower, found along the East Coast from Quebec to Florida, and the Opuntia (prickly pear) cacti found in Mexico and America’s Southwest. In addition to the wildflower profiles, readers will find information on growing native plants, instructions for plant crafts, tips for conservation, and ideas for activities with children. They’ll also discover recipes for teas, herb mixes, tinctures, and salves using the plants described. Crafts and activities include making dyes, simple baskets, wreaths, and crowns. A Naturalist’s Book of Wildflowers is a gift book and field guide in one, with its treasure trove of handy information and beautiful colored drawings.