Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Plates xvii
4. List of Illustrations xix
5. Preface to the Revised Edition xxiii
6. Acknowledgments xxv
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. Edible and Useful Wild Plants of the Southwest 7
9. 2. Plants as Medicine 144
10. 3. Teas and Spices 151
11. 4. Edible and Poisonous Berries and Other Fleshy Fruits 172
12. 5. Poisonous and Harmful Plants 226
13. 6. Mushrooms: To Eat or Not to Eat 301
14. 7. Colorful Dyes with Southwestern Plants 305
15. 8. Fibers and Baskets from Southwestern Plants 363
16. 9. Rubber, Wax, Oil, and Soap: Industrial Resources 378
17. Appendix: Fifty Important Edible Wild Native or Naturalized Plants 385
18. Glossary 387
19. Bibliography 391
20. Index 407