[PDF] A Field Guide To The Native Edible Plants Of New Zealand eBook

Author : Andrew Crowe
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 14,42 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Botany
ISBN : 9780143019220

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A practical field guide to New Zealand's native edible plants. Over 190 trees, shrubs, herbs, ferns, mushrooms, lichens and seaweeds are described in detail in this useful and attractive book, with information on which part is edible and when, how plants have been utilised, particularly by Maori, their nutritional value, and where they can be found. In a separate section, Andrew Crowe also describes important poisonous plants that are native to New Zealand or are likely to be confused with the edible plants. Illustrated with line drawings and colour photographs, this informative book will be of interest to trampers, botanists and all who appreciate New Zealand's native flora.

Author : Andrew Crowe
Publisher :
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 11,79 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN :

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"If you wish to survive in the New Zealand wilderness, this book could save your life. It tells you which native plants can be safely eaten, how to identify them and where they can be found"--Back cover.

Author : Andrew Crowe
Publisher : Godwit Pub.
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 14,80 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Botany
ISBN :

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This revised and updated edition describes in detail over 160 native edible plants. Trees, shrubs, herbs, ferns, mushrooms, lichens and seaweeds are covered, with information on their utilization, in particular by Maoris, their nutritional value, where they can be found and when.

Author : François Couplan
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 14,29 MB
Release : 1998-12-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780879838218

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So that we will become intimately acquainted with edible and medicinal plants.

Author : Janice Schofield Eaton
Publisher : Alaska Northwest Books
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,22 MB
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780882409382

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An authoritative guide book to more than 70 of Alaska's most common wild edible plants. Tuck this guide into a backpack, glove compartment, or pocket and use its color photographs and habitat and plant descriptions to help you discover the bounty of the land and its plants around you. The authoritative gathering instructions ensure a healthful harvest. Learn about each plant's nutritional content, and medicinal and culinary uses. Also included are recipes for fresh salads, unusual appetizers, delicious soups, breads and more. The author is an authority on the wild plants of North America and Alaska.

Author : Janice J. Schofield
Publisher : Anchorage : Alaska Northwest Books
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 17,16 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Plants, Edible
ISBN :

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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.

Author : John Dawson
Publisher :
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 45,23 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Trees
ISBN : 9781877517822

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If the monumental New Zealand's Native Trees has inspired you to venture into the outdoors to look more closely at our unique tree flora, this field guide is the perfect companion to take along. Compact enough to fit in a day-pack, it contains detailed information on all native trees found on the main islands of New Zealand, including Stewart Island and the Chathams. Field Guide to New Zealand's Native Trees is organised in three main sections - conifers, tree ferns and flowering trees - and covers 209 species. A visual key to leaf shapes will help to narrow down the identification of the numerous flowering trees. Under each species, headings such as Distribution & Habitat, Size, Bark, Foliage & Habit, Flowers & Fruit lead readers straight to relevant information, and a panel of Distinguishing Features is a useful aid to quick identification. More than1500 superb photographs show the whole tree and its key features, some in very close detail. The most comprehensive and up-to-date field guide to New Zealand's native trees, this handy and beautiful reference book deserves a place in every home, bach, library and school.

Author : Lawrie Metcalf
Publisher : White Cloud Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,28 MB
Release : 2023-02-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781776940103

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A reprint under a new ISBN, A Photographic Guide to Trees is a compact yet comprehensive guide to identifying and learning about New Zealand's trees.

Author : Lawrence James Metcalf
Publisher : New Holland Australia(AU)
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 24,28 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Endemic plants
ISBN : 9781869662059

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New Zealand has a unique and attractive native plant life that is of interest to everyone from gardeners and trampers to students of botany and ecology. In Know Your New Zealand Native Plants Lawrie Metcalf introduces a selection of the most interesting, iconic and important New Zealand plants, spanning latitudes from subtropical to temperate, and altitudes from sea level to alpine mountaintop, describing their natural history and distinguishing features. This title joins New Holland's hugely successful 'Know Your ...' series, of which the first two titles - Birds and Trees - both reprinted twice within two years of their release. Written for a family readership and with the novice in mind, the text of 'Know Your...' titles is light and easy in tone, with simple language, and is accompanied by full-page, full-colour portrait photographs.