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A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and Central North America
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Product Description
More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous look-alikes, 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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #18332 in Books
- Published on: 1999-08-04
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .81" h x 4.52" w x 7.20" l, .71 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 352 pages
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About the Author
Lee Allen Peterson Grew Up In Old Lyme, Connecticut, And Is The Younger Son Of Roger Tory Peterson. After Graduating From Johns Hopkins University, Lee Wrote The Peterson Field Guide To Edible Wild Plants And Spent Years Photographing Plants And Giving Natural History Lectures At Colleges And Nature Centers. He And His Wife, Courtney, Live In Southeastern Pennsylvania.
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, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.
