Quick Guide to Wild Edible Plants

Lytton John Musselman is the Mary Payne Hogan Professor of Botany at Old Dominion University. He is the coauthor of Plants of the Chesapeake Bay: A Guide to Wildflowers, Grasses, Aquatic Vegetation, Trees, Shrubs, and Other Flora and the author of A Dictionary of Bible Plants. Harold J. Wiggins is a wetlands ecologist and environmental scientist who spent over 24 years with the Regulatory Program, US Army Corps of Engineers. He is the cofounder of the Fredericksburg chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society and the author of Virginia Native Plants.

• Acknowledgments1. IntroductionWild Plants as FoodBefore You BeginEmergency FoodHow to Use This BookGuidelines for Using the Recipes .About Flavorings, Sweeteners, and OilsBeveragesRecipes for Failure2. Deadly HarvestPoison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison SumacPoison HemlockMushrooms3. Nature's Storehouse of Edible Plants4. CondimentsSassafrasField Garlic5. AperitifsSwamp BayRed Spruce6. GreensChicoryCurly DockGlasswortKudzuStinging NettleBlack Walnut7. StarchesAmerican LotusArrowheadGroundnutNut SedgeOaksSoftstem BulrushSpring Beauty8. Grains and Plants Used Like GrainsCaneManna GrassRiver OatsYellow Pond Lily9. FlowersBlack LocustCattailsOrange Day LilyRedbud10. SweetsIndian StrawberryPawpaw11. CordialsBlueberries12. MushroomsOyster MushroomChicken of the WoodsPuffballsIndex of Recipes

The book is witty and full of commonsense. It is a jolly good read for anyone. Portland Book Review Whether this is your passion or merely something you might be interested in learning about, check out The Quick Guide to Wild Edible Plants... Should I ever get a craving for stinging nettle omelet or black locust fritters, I will know exactly which wild edible plant book to look in. Aiken Standard