Teresa Marrone

Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide of the Rocky Mountain States

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This field guide, organized by color and form, features full-color photographs and information to help readers quickly and easily identify and find wild berries and fruits in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Adventure Publications
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 150mm x 112mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781591932819
• ISBN-10: 1591932815
• Artikelnr.: 34777733

Autorenporträt

Teresa Marrone has been gathering and preparing wild edibles for more than 20 years. She was formerly Managing Editor of a series of outdoors-themed books, and is the author of Abundantly Wild: Collecting and Cooking Wild Edibles in the Upper Midwest, as well as numerous other outdoors-related and regional cookbooks. Teresa has also written many magazine articles on wild foods and cooking, and has rekindled an early interest in photography. Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide of the Rocky Mountain States combines her various skills and interests into a clear, concise, easy-to-use book that helps the user appreciate the diversity of the various wild berries and fruits that grow in this region. Teresa lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Bruce.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
* About this book
* The range maps
* What is a fruit?
* How fruits are arranged on the stem
* Leaf form and arrangement
* Safety and plant identification
* What is not included in this book
* Be certain, be safe: Wild grapes
* Habitat zones in the Rocky Mountain States
* How to use this book
* Sample pages
The Berries and Fruits
* Green
* Yellow
* Orange
* Red
* Purple
* Blue
* Black
* White
Helpful Resources and Bibliography
Glossary
Index
About the Author