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Learn to identify wild berries and fruits with this handy field guide, organized by color.
Get the popular field guide by expert author Teresa Marrone, and get started on your way to becoming a forager. Teresa has been gathering and preparing wild edibles for more than 20 years, and she shares her foraging experience with you. Use this book with confidence as you learn about more than 200 species found in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. The species are organized by color and then by form, so when you see a red berry, go to the red section to learn what it is.
Book Features
- Species organized by color, then by form
- Full-page photos and insets showing each plant’s key identification points
- Interesting tidbits about the plants’ many uses
- Range maps, ripening calendar, and more
- Over 200 wild berries and fruits in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri
Learn what’s edible and what to avoid with this easy-to-use field guide. Fact-filled information contains the particulars that you want to know, while full-page photographs provide the visual detail needed for accurate identification.
Introduction
- About this book
- The range maps
- What is a fruit?
- How fruits are arranged on the stem
- Leaf form and arrangement
- Safety and plant identification
- What is not included in this book
- Not ripe yet!
- Be certain, be safe: Wild grapes
- Ripening calendar for edible fruit
- How to use this book
- Sample page
- Green
- Yellow
- Orange
- Red
- Purple
- Blue
- Black
- White
Glossary
Index
About the Author