Tables of Contents for A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants

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Tables of Contents for A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants

Chapter/Section Title

Page #

Page Count

Editor's Note

v

2

Preface

vii

6

List of Illustrations

xiii

1

Map of Area Covered by this Book

xiv

How to Use This Book

1

6

Poisonous Plants

7

4

Conservation

11

2

Glossary

13

2

Explanation of Symbols

15

2

Flowering Plants (Mainly Herbaceous)

17

146

White or Whitish Flowers

18

42

Yellow Flowers

60

32

Orange Flowers

92

2

Pink to Red Flowers

94

34

Violet to Blue Flowers

128

18

Green Flowers

146

8

Green to Brown Flowers

154

4

Brown Flowers

158

5

Woody Plants (Trees, Shrubs, Vines)

163

64

Needlelike Leaves

164

6

Daggerlike Blades

170

2

Opposite Compound Leaves

172

2

Opposite Simple Leaves

174

6

Alternate Compound Leaves

180

12

Alternate Simple Leaves

192

35

Miscellaneous Plants

227

14

Grasslike Plants

228

4

Ferns

232

2

Seaweeds

234

2

Lichens

236

2

Mushrooms

238

3

Finding Edible Plants: Where and When They Occur

241

45

Seashores

242

3

Running Water (Streams, Springs)

245

2

Still Water (Freshwater Ponds, Marshes)

247

2

Northern Bogs

249

2

Swamps

251

2

Wet Meadows

253

3

Waste Ground (Disturbed Soil)

256

6

Open Fields

262

3

Old Fields

265

3

Thickets

268

4

Dry Open Woods

272

3

Moist Woods

275

6

Spruce-Fir (Boreal) Woods

281

2

Alpine Tundra

283

3

Food Uses

286

27

Asparagus

286

1

Candies

287

1

Cereals

288

1

Chewing Gums

288

1

Coffees

289

1

Cold Drinks

290

1

Cooked Greens

291

2

Cooked Vegetables

293

2

Flours

295

2

Fritters

297

1

Fruit

297

2

Jams and Jellies

299

2

Nuts

301

1

Oils

301

1

Pickles

302

1

Potatoes

303

1

Salads

304

3

Seasonings/Condiments

307

2

Syrups and Sugars

309

1

Teas

309

2

Vinegars

311

1

Wines and Beers

312

1

Recommended Books

313

2

Index

315