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Background Sources
Edible Wild Plants of the Northeast (John Root)
Illustrated pamphlet with plant descriptions, guidelines for responsible and safe foraging.
Edible Wild Plants, Science Tracer Bullet, Library of Congress
The following guide is intended to help readers locate relevant sources of information for the identification, harvesting, and preparation of wild plants that may be used for food, e.g., berries, mushrooms, flowers, leaves, seeds, and roots
Ethnobotany of the Americas, Science Tracer Bullet, Library of Congress
This compilation provides sources useful in chronicling the history of ethnobotany as well as references to published materials on all forms of vegetation which the aboriginal inhabitants of North and South America used for commodities, such as medicine, food, textiles, and ornaments.
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