Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide

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University Press of Kansas, 1987 - Nature - 276 pages
Provides information on identification and uses of edible prairie plants.
 

Contents

Allium canadense Wild Onion
12
Amaranthus graecizans Prostrate Pigweed
18
Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry
27
Amorpha canescens Leadplant
33
Androstephium caeruleum Blue Funnel Lily
43
Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed
54
Astragalus crassicarpus Groundplum Milkvetch
60
Callirhoe involucrata Purple Poppy Mallow
68
Erythronium mesochoreum White Dogs Tooth Violet
112
Glycyrrhiza lepidota American Licorice
119
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke
129
Liatris punctata Gayfeather
142
Oxalis violacea Violet Wood Sorrel
158
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry
176
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac
190
Rubus flagellaris Dewberry
205

Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea
76
Cirsium undulatum Wavyleafed Thistle
84
Cleome serrulata Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
91
Corylus americana Hazelnut
98
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd
105
Viola pedatifida Prairie Violet
220
Other Edible Prairie Plants
238
Glossary
252
Index
267
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