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Title:
Discovering wild plants : Alaska, western Canada, the Northwest
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by Janice J. Schofield ; illustrated by Richard W. Tyler.
Personal Author:
Eaton, Janice Schofield, 1951-
Publication Information:
Anchorage : Alaska Northwest Books, c1989.
Physical Description:
354 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
ISBN:
9780882403557

9780882403694
General Note:
Includes index.
Abstract:
More than 130 plants (including trees, roots, wildflowers, herbs, seaweed, and mushrooms) from Alaska, Yukon Territory, through western Canada, to Washington, Oregon and northern California are profiled. Information provided includes precise botanical identification, history (New and Old World folk uses), harvest and habitat information, and recipes.
Local Note:
UAS Egan Library has paperback copy reissued in 2000.

UAS Egan Library Forestry Sciences Collection (1850-2004).
Bibliography Note:
Bibliography: p. 337-340.
Subject Term:
Plants, Useful -- Northwest, Pacific -- Identification.

Plants, Useful -- Alaska -- Identification.

Plants, Useful -- Canada, Western -- Identification.

Plants, Medicinal -- Pacific States.

Plants, Medicinal -- Canada.

Plants, Edible -- Pacific States.

Plants, Edible -- Canada.
Contents:
Marshes, ponds, and wet places -- Forests and open woods. Trees and shrubs without berrylike fruits ; Woodland plants and shrubs with berrylike fruits ; Woodland plants without berrylike fruits -- Wild grassy meadows and sunny forest openings -- Stream banks, creek shores, moist bluffs, and wet rocky places -- Gravel bars, dry slopes, tundra, and dry rocky places -- Sea and sandy shores -- Gardens, lawns, cultivated and disturbed soils -- Additional information.
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