Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants

While serving with the US Army and during survival training, I found this book to be better than any other. Peterson's Field Guides are okay, but this one by noted outdoorsman Bradford Angier was written with the layperson in mind. I have read numerous "survival" books of his; all are well-written and the drawings by Arthur Anderson make the plants pretty much unmistakable. There is a disclaimer at the beginning, but I highly recommend staying away from plants with white berries, plants with purple stripes and mushrooms.I wouldn't recommend this book for kids, due to the fact that kids would not be experienced enough to positively identify the plants. I also recommend this little article here:[...]

I had this book years ago. It eventually got lost. Recently I got interested in this subject again and bought several books on it. Photographs have their merits. But sometimes clearly drawn pictures (and in color) have an advantage over photos. This book is one of these "sometimes". After struggling with the newer books I'd bought (with photos) I remembered this one and bought it again. Money well spent.

Other reviewers have already covered the lack of poisonous plants and the inaccurate descriptions of how to make plants safe to eat, so I won't go into that.But aside from those two large problems, this book has not aged well in another way.The copy I got is old, from the 70s, and the commentary on Indigenous american people is... uncomfortable to sift through. Not only does it add nothing, but it makes it hard to get to the useful information without unnecessary added pain.The font size is also stupidly small. If you're trying to have just one book in your library on this subject, this is not the one. Beautiful illustrations, though.

I bought the book while I was in North Carolina and found useful information on plants that I knew about in my SE locale. Many of the plants featured in this book were specific to the northern states and Canada. I purchased this copy for a friend who lives in Canada. The drawings, color pictures and descriptions of each plant are detailed and precise, with helpful information about the nutritional values of the plants and how to use the parts (roots, stems, leaves & flowers). This was the second edition, I never read the first edition.

Enjoying this book

Great, handy information! I love the layout of the book & easy to search through.

We were intending on giving this book as a gift for our son, but several of the pages were affected by the greasy film on the cover.Overall, the content of the book would've been beneficial to them. Good information.

I ordered this book after checking it and several others out from my local library. It has the best layout of all of them I was able to find. It's easy to flip through because all of the illustrations are on the right page and information about that particular plant is on the left. The drawings show good detail of the leaves, which are in most cases the easiest way to initially identify the plant. Bradford Angier is highly respected in the field, so I trust the information in the book completely. I was able to use the book to positively identify several Serviceberry trees at our local zoo. A nice little snack while watching the bears!

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