Edible and medicinal plants of Canada
Canada is home to a vast diversity of plants that have helped nourish and heal our people for thousands of years. Find out about: First Nations uses of plant species; gathering and preparing wild plants for a variety of uses; historic European uses of plant species; plants for everything from clothing to shelter; the fundamentals of survival - food and medicines; clear descriptions of the plants and where to find them; warnings about plant allergies, poisons and digestive upsets; a special section identifying poisonous plants and species that are similar; more than 530 colour photographs and 125 illustrations.
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Medicinal plants > Canada. Plants, Edible > Canada. Medicinal plants > Canada > Identification. Plants, Edible > Canada > Identification. |
- ISBN: 9781772130027
- Physical Description 448 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Co-published by: Lone Pine Media Productions (B.C.) Ltd. Reprint. Originally published: Edmonton : Lone Pine Pub., ©2009. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Trees -- Shrubs -- Vines -- Herbs -- Sedges & grasses -- Fern & allies -- Poisonous plants. |