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Edible Wild Plants: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar North American Species (Pocket Naturalist Guide Series) Pamphlet – March 1, 2001

by James Kavanagh (Author), Raymond Leung (Illustrator)
ISBN-13: 978-1583551271 ISBN-10: 1583551271 Edition: 1st
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Product Details

  • Series: Pocket Naturalist Guide Series
  • Pamphlet: 1 pages
  • Publisher: Waterford Press; 1st edition (March 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1583551271
  • ISBN-13: 978-1583551271
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 4 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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From the Back Cover

Edible Wild Plants, An Introduction to Familiar North American Species, is a must-have reference guide for beginners and experts alike. This indispensable guide identifies common species of edible and poisonous plants found throughout North America. It also provides helpful tips on harvesting fruit and berries, nuts and seeds, and leaves. The Pocket Naturalist series is an introduction to common plants and animals and natural phenomena. Each pocket-sized, folding guide highlights up to 150 species and most feature a map identifying prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions. Each is laminated for durability. (31/2 X 81/4 folded, opens to 22 X 81/4, color illustrations)

About the Author

James Kavanagh has written over 450 pocket guides to nature, travel, science and languages that have sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide.

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For that you will need to get a Peterson Guide.
CSkinner2144
I live in the Northeast and was looking for a quick easy clear concise guide for edible plants that I could forage for in an SHTF.
JG
I'm Very satisfied with this; its compact yet very sturdy, comprehensive for such a lightweight and perfect for it's intended use.
The Seeker

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Great reference, but not a book
By Lisa Kearns TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on July 20, 2007
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This laminated brochure shows pictures and gives descriptions of the most common edible and poisonous plants and fruits in North America. I'll put it in with our camping supplies, as a handy reference.

I didn't realize it was just an accordian-fold brochure when I ordered it, but looking again at the description, it does mention the size. Just not enough detail to tell me it wasn't a book. It actually says "paperback" and "on the back cover" in the description.

Everyone who likes to eat greens and fruit from the outdoors should find this reference very useful and reassuring.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Edible Wild Plants: Intro to Familiar N. American Species
By Stone Willow on September 21, 2008
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If you're looking for a quick, easy, general reference guide, this pamphlet could prove very useful for hiking, teaching a class, or group study. Due to my own oversight, I didn't realize it was a pamphlet rather than a book which was what I was really looking for. It doesn't list as many plants as I hoped, but it is handy to carry and colorful pictures are very helpful for identification.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
barely satisfactory
By joe on August 17, 2013
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not inclusive enough, understanding limited space. Also, it didnt say anything about whether the stems, leaves or roots were the edible parts
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Great Field Guide
By CSkinner2144 on August 17, 2011
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First off, this is by no means a fully unabridged guide to edible plants. For that you will need to get a Peterson Guide. However, if you do have a Peterson Guide at home, then read it and just carry this field guide as a reminder.

The pictures are actually drawings, but they are very good.

It even has a few common poisonous plants listed so you don't eat them by mistake.

Lamination is nice, plus the size is really good for putting in a backpack or large fanny pack.

Overall, get a good resource like Peterson for home. Study it well, but don't bring it with you. It takes up way too much room. Bring these small field guides for easy reference.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great Resource/Reference
By JG on October 28, 2013
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I live in the Northeast and was looking for a quick easy clear concise guide for edible plants that I could forage for in an SHTF.

I am familiar with several of the species that were presented already, however I wanted to have a little more reassurance. This laminated guide has clear illustrations of edible seeds, fruits, nuts, roots, leaves, as well as medicinal uses, herbal uses and also lists all the poison by contact and poison by ingestion species you have to watch out for.

Excellent resource if you are a prepper or survivalist and want to see what plants are most likely abundant in your local wilderness areas, back yard, down the street in the vacant lot or simply growing along the roadside.

I was surprised to learn that several common tough woody species can be eaten as well, if prepared correctly.

Check it out. Even simply to have as a conversation starter...it's worth the price.

Enjoy dining.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Nice for plant Identification
By R. Walker on January 1, 2013
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This is a laminated tri fold guide with actual pictures of plants. It is very useful for the person who wants to know what plant is what. It is not a book and a field guide book would be an excellent supplement for this picture guide.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Just a tri-fold pamphlet, not a book.
By Merriwether the Adventurer on December 22, 2010
Overall rating: 3 stars
Plant identification: 3 stars
Plant uses: 2 stars
Picture type(s): color drawings
Who will find it useful: day hikers, backpackers, hunters,

Notes: This laminated pamphlet is designed to be stuffed into your bag and pulled out at random moments. Being only 22"x8.25" it covers only a small number of plants and doesn't give any information on how to harvest or prepare the plants for eating.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
It's a guide!
By B. Bowman on May 11, 2014
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Nice guide to edible plants. Wish there was a bit of how to on preparing them, but for a pocket guide it fits the bill.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

Five Stars

Great fast mailing AAA

Published 19 days ago by james a turner
Great pocket reference

Very nice folding glossy pocket reference. It has edible and poisonous varieties. Perfect for backpacking. Weighs next to nothing.

Published 29 days ago by mike t
Love it.

Very helpful pamphlet and water resistant.

Published 1 month ago by Tom
Five Stars

Pictures are clear and nicely illustrated.

Published 1 month ago by Chaka Young
Two Stars

Very limited information.

Published 2 months ago by William Ward
Handy tool

Helpful reminders of what is safe and labeled UNSAFE pages also. Good pictures and descriptions. Perfect to keep in camping pack. Read more

Published 3 months ago by A. Herrera
helpful guide

Will need to put it to use on my next hike and look forward to having a reference guide rather than just taking a guess and trying to decide on a plant from memory of long ago... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Natasha
Good quick reference, HOWEVER

Always be careful when consuming wild edibles. you cant always be sure your eating something wasn't sprayed with a chemical or if the plant you think you've identified is not whats... Read more

Published 8 months ago by January Bresee
I like this

Seems like a great book ... shipped fast and wasn't expensive. When the Zombie Apocalypse occurs and I have to use this to start eating weeds out of my back yard, I'll come back... Read more

Published 9 months ago by Michael Sebring
Nice, small quick reference

This is a very small reference-type brochure. I for some reason thought I was getting a sizable booklet. It does make for a nice quick reference though.

Published 11 months ago by Amazon Customer

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