Fifty Common Edible & Useful Plants of the Southwest

Fifty Common Edible & Useful Plants of the Southwest
Author: David Yetman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Desert plants
ISBN: 9781583691069

Describes 50 Southwest plants that are edible or useful, with a page devoted to each plant's description, range, family, and uses, accompanied by color photographs.

Edible and Useful Plants of the Southwest

Edible and Useful Plants of the Southwest
Author: Delena Tull
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2013-09-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0292748272

Originally published: Practical guide to edible and useful plants. Austin, Tex.: Texas Monthly Press, c1987.

Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert

Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert
Author: Wendy C. Hodgson
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2001-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780816520602

"Food Plants of the Sanoran Desert includes not only plants such as gourds and legumes but also unexpected food sources such as palms, lilies, and cattails, all of which have provided nutrition to desert peoples. Each species entry lists recorded names and describes indigenous uses, which often include nonfood therapeutic and commodity applications. The agave, for example, is cited for its use as food and for alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, syrup, fiber, cordage, clothing, sandals, nets, blankets, lances, fire hearths, musical instruments, hedgerows, soap, and medicine, and for ceremonial purposes. The agave entry includes information on harvesting, roasting, and consumption - and on distinguishing between edible and inedible varieties.".

Southwest Medicinal Plants

Southwest Medicinal Plants
Author: John Slattery
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1604699116

Wildcraft your way to wellness! In Southwest Medicinal Plants, John Slattery is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using 112 of the region’s most powerful wild plants. You’ll learn how to safely and ethically forage, and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines including teas, tinctures, and salves. Plant profiles include clear, color photographs, identification tips, medicinal uses and herbal preparations, and harvesting suggestions. Lists of what to forage for each season makes the guide useful year-round. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers, naturalists, and herbalists in Arizona, southern California, southern Colorado, southern Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, western and central Texas, and southern Utah.

Wild Edibles of Missouri

Wild Edibles of Missouri
Author: Jan Phillips
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1998
Genre: Cooking (Wild foods)
ISBN: 9781887247184

A guide to locating and preparing wild edible plants growing in Missouri. Each plant has a botanical name attached. The length or season of the flower bloom is listed; where that particular plant prefers to grow; when the plant is edible or ready to be picked, pinched, or dug; how to prepare the wildings; and a warning for possible poisonous or rash-producing plants or parts of plants.--from Preface (p. vi).

Foraging the Mountain West

Foraging the Mountain West
Author: Thomas J. Elpel
Publisher: HOPS Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781892784360

Foraging the Mountain West is a guide to harvesting and celebrating nature's abundance.

Best Plants for New Mexico Gardens and Landscapes

Best Plants for New Mexico Gardens and Landscapes
Author: Baker H. Morrow
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2016
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0826356362

First published in 1995, this invaluable guide to the trees, shrubs, ground covers, and smaller plants that thrive in New Mexico's many life zones and growing areas is now available in a long-awaited new edition. Landscape architect Baker H. Morrow considers the significant factors that impact planting in New Mexico--including soil conditions, altitude, drought, urban expansion, climate change, and ultraviolet radiation--to provide the tools for successful gardens and landscapes in the state. Added photographs and sketches identify the forms and uses of plants, including many new species that have become widely available in the region since the 1990s. The latest recommendations for specific cities and towns include more photos for ease of reference, and botanical names have also been updated. With ingenuity and efficient water management, Morrow demonstrates how to create landscapes that provide shade, color, oxygen, soil protection, windscreening, and outdoor enjoyment.

Wild Edible Plants of Arizona

Wild Edible Plants of Arizona
Author: Charles W Kane
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780998287133

Serving up 58 calorically/nutritionally important wild edibles for the prepper, plant utilitarian, or curious hiker/camper, Wild Edible Plants of Arizona has the distinction of being the only state-specific guide of its kind in print. Field-portable and information-salient, readers will find the material's utility on-point and handy. A discussion of each plant's edible use and preparation is the booklet's primary aim, though space is also given to range and habitat, medicinal uses, cautions, and noteworthy special considerations. Helpful additions include sustenance ratings (low, medium, or high), collection timing and desired plant-part indicators, 58 Arizona-only county-location maps, over 160 color photos, and a 450-listing general index.