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The Official U.S. Army Illustrated Guide to Edible Wild Plants
In a situation where survival is at stake, plants can provide crucial food and medicine. Their safe usage requires absolutely positive identification, knowing how to prepare them for eating, and a solid awareness of any dangerous properties they might have. Familiarity with the botanical structures of plants and information on where they grow will make them easier to locate and identify.
The Illustrated Guide to Wild Edible Plants describes the physical characteristics, habitat and distribution, and edible parts of wild plants. With color photography throughout, this guide facilitates the identification of these plants.
Originally intended for Army use, this book serves as a survival aid for civilians as well. Anyone interested in the outdoors, botany, or even in unusual sources of nutrition will find this an indispensable resource.
The Illustrated Guide to Wild Edible Plants describes the physical characteristics, habitat and distribution, and edible parts of wild plants. With color photography throughout, this guide facilitates the identification of these plants.
Originally intended for Army use, this book serves as a survival aid for civilians as well. Anyone interested in the outdoors, botany, or even in unusual sources of nutrition will find this an indispensable resource.
158 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 1, 2019
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U.S. Department of the Army
12.1k books137 followersThe Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Army is the Federal Government agency within which the United States Army is organized, and it is led by the Secretary of the Army who has statutory authority 10 U.S.C. § 3013 to conduct its affairs and to prescribe regulations for its government, subject to the limits of the law, and the directions of the Secretary of Defense and the President.
The Secretary of the Army is a civilian official appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The highest-ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff of the Army, who is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Other senior officials of the Department are the Under Secretary of the Army (principal deputy to the Secretary) and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army (principal deputy to the Chief of Staff.)
The Department of War was originally formed in 1789 as an Executive Department of the United States, and was renamed by the National Security Act of 1947 to the Department of the Army on September 18, 1947. By amendments to the National Security Act of 1947 in 1949, the Department of the Army was transformed to its present-day status.
The Secretary of the Army is a civilian official appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The highest-ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff of the Army, who is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Other senior officials of the Department are the Under Secretary of the Army (principal deputy to the Secretary) and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army (principal deputy to the Chief of Staff.)
The Department of War was originally formed in 1789 as an Executive Department of the United States, and was renamed by the National Security Act of 1947 to the Department of the Army on September 18, 1947. By amendments to the National Security Act of 1947 in 1949, the Department of the Army was transformed to its present-day status.
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December 23, 2020
More like 3.5. The information provided was good on how to eat and prepare the wild plants. The Universal Edibility Test was important to learn and included tips on how to keep yourself safe in an emergency situation. The images were sometimes drawings, other-times photos of plant parts. It would have been better to have a picture of the whole plant as you would see it in the wild, and then edible part for all listings.
I think that it could have been better organized by zones or parts of the world. It was a bit jarring if you are wanting information relevant to your environment. For example, there would be a page on something you could forge in the tropics and then following that could be a plant only found in Iceland. As a resource, it would have been cool to have all the plants that are universal across the globe grouped together, then sectioned out by other climates or continents.
I think that it could have been better organized by zones or parts of the world. It was a bit jarring if you are wanting information relevant to your environment. For example, there would be a page on something you could forge in the tropics and then following that could be a plant only found in Iceland. As a resource, it would have been cool to have all the plants that are universal across the globe grouped together, then sectioned out by other climates or continents.
May 10, 2019
I read the paperback edition of the book not the ebook edition. I liked the pictures that went with the description of the wild plants. I can't recall eating any wild plants. Yes, I can. I did eat some wild licorice, I think.
I would be nice if I could get all my food from wild plants. Then I would not have to put any work or into a garden. All I would need to do is harvest the food. I would be to insecure of myself to eat a plant I did not grow myself unless someone who knew what they were talking about showed me in person which plants are edible and which are not.
I was surprised that foxtail grass seeds are edible. i was also surprised that sago palms had anything edible in them.
If you are looking for a quick read about edible wild plants this is the book for you.
I would be nice if I could get all my food from wild plants. Then I would not have to put any work or into a garden. All I would need to do is harvest the food. I would be to insecure of myself to eat a plant I did not grow myself unless someone who knew what they were talking about showed me in person which plants are edible and which are not.
I was surprised that foxtail grass seeds are edible. i was also surprised that sago palms had anything edible in them.
If you are looking for a quick read about edible wild plants this is the book for you.
August 21, 2024
What a great book. Love that I can find edible weeds to eat when the stuff hits the fan.
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