Many North American plants have characteristics that are especially promising as candidates for expanding our food supply and generating new economically competitive crops. This book is an informative analysis of the top 100 indigenous food plants of North America, focusing on those species that have achieved commercial success or have substantial market potential. The book's user-friendly format provides concise information on each plant. It examines the geography and ecology, history, economic and social importance, food and industrial uses, and the economic future of each crop.
Many North American plants have characteristics that are especially promising as candidates for expanding our food supply and generating new economically competitive crops. This book is an informative analysis of the top 100 indigenous food plants of North America, focusing on those species that have achieved commercial success or have substantial market potential. The book's user-friendly format provides concise information on each plant. It examines the geography and ecology, history, economic and social importance, food and industrial uses, and the economic future of each crop.
Dr. Ernest Small received a doctorate in plant evolution from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1969 and has since been employed with the Research Branch of Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada, where he presently holds the status of Principal Research Scientist. He is the author of 13 previous books, five of which received or were nominated for major awards. He has also authored more than 300 scientific publications on plants. Dr. Small's career has included dozens of appearances as an expert botanical witness in court cases, acting as an adviser to national governments, presenting numerous invited university and professional association lectures, supervising postgraduate students at various universities, participating in international societies and committees, journal editing, and media interviews.
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Introduction. Acerola. American Chestnut. American Ginseng. American Persimmon. Anise Hyssop. Aronia. Azolla (Mosquito Ferns). Bergamot. Bilberry. Black Walnut. Blackberries and Dewberries. Blue Honeysuckle. Blue Waxweed. Blueberries. Buffaloberries. Buffalo Gourd. Butternut. Cabbage Palmetto. Cactus Pear. California Bay. Camas. Canada Garlic. Cattails. Cherries: North American Species. Chinkapin. Chive. Chufa. Cloudberry. Coast Tarweed. Cranberry. (American) Cranberry Bush (Highbush Cranberry). Crowberry. Devil's Claw. Duck Potato. Dwarf Cape Gooseberry. Dwarf Glasswort. Elder. Epazote. Evening Primrose. Fiddlehead Fern (Ostrich Fern). Golden Chia. Golden Currant. Grapes. Groundnut (Apios). Hawthorns (Including Mayhaws). Hazelnuts. Hickories. Hog Peanut. Honewort. Hop. Huckleberries. Jerusalem Artichoke. Jojoba. Joshua Tree. Juniper. Labrador Tea. Lingonberry. May-Apple. Maypop. Mesquite. Mexican Oregano. Mountain Mint. Nettle (Stinging Nettle). Nodding Onion. Northern Gooseberry. Ogechee Lime. Oregon Grape. Paper Birch. Paradise Tree. Pawpaw. Pecan. Piñon Pine. Plums: North American Species. Pokeweed. Prairie Turnip. Raspberries. Red Mulberry. Reed (Common). Roses. Saguaro. Salal. Salmonberry. Saskatoon. Sassafras. Saw Palmetto. Scotch Lovage. Scurvy Grass. Sea Grape. Spicebush. Squash (Cucurbita pepo Squash). Strawberries: North American Species. Sugar Maple. Sunflower. Sweet Gale. Tepary Bean. Wild Leek (Ramp). Wild Rice. Winter Purslane. Yampah. Yerba Buena. Appendix. Index of Common Names. Index of Scientific Names. Index of Culinary Names.
