Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada
Heftet /
2021
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781551055725
Publisert
2021-06-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Lone Pine Publishing,Canada
Vekt
680 gr
Høyde
215 mm
Bredde
9 mm
Dybde
139 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
448
Biographical note
Andy MacKinnon is a research ecologist with the BC Forest Service and also an adjunct professor at the School of Resource and Environmental Management at SFU. Linda's interest in rare species began in 1976 with her MSc thesis on rare and endangered Canadian plants. Over the past 25 years, her work has focussed on biophysical inventories in the Yukon, NWT and Alberta. She has authored and contributed to many field guides and papers. Linda now works as a writer and editor when not pursuing her two favorite pastimes: photography and illustration.
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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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781551055725
Publisert
2021-06-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Lone Pine Publishing,Canada
Vekt
680 gr
Høyde
215 mm
Bredde
9 mm
Dybde
139 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
448