anyone know where to find a through plan t guide bk

“yah. one of those..anyone know anygood ones?”

“In what part of the US do you live?Becuase the Audubon Society makes books for diffrent areas of the US.And to me there books are the best.

Mike”

“Talk to OldTimer. He eats wild mushrooms (and other stuff), is in his 70's (I think) and looks a LOT younger.”

“sure will thanx a bunch
um, to introduce myself. im Eve, 22 from oklahoma ive never backpacked b4. but i am fearless.
nice to meet everyone!”

“Hello balgair79 I"m mike glad to meet ya.....:)”

“OT is gonna be pissed!! He's actually a very spry sixty-something. We all expect him to be goin' strong in his 70's though.

That last part about "looking MUCH younger"just might save you! LOL!”

“For east coast plants I prefer Newcomb's Wildflower Guide - it is a lot easier for a beginner to use than Peterson's although some people who have gotten used to Peterson's will say the opposite. I have not tried the Audubon guides. For a serious book I use Radford, Ahles and Bell _Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas_ with an occassional lookup in Strausbaugh and Core _Flora of West Virginia_ supplimented by the distribution maps in the _Atlas of Virginia Flora_ by Harvill et al.”

“oops sorry OT. That was a TYPO”

“Do you want a guide for general identification, or for edible/medicinal applications? Is it connected with your desire to trek the world, so that it needs to be global in scope? If for global and edible/medicinal, I believe some of the military survival guides are in PDF format on the web and you could download them. I used to be fascinated by my dad's U.S. Navy guide, and they are better now. For the U.S., there's always good ol' Euelle Gibbons' Stalking the Wild Asparagus.”

“Hi Balgair 79, interesting name there. Don't know much about Oklahoma, but if you ever get to the PNW Pojar & Mackinnon's book, "Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast" is a good one.
Thanks Alpine and for you Biz, just what do you know about the other stuff I eat?”

“Once you zero in on what you want, the bookfinder can help you find the title or author.”

“Hi Balgair 79, interesting name there. Don't know much about Oklahoma, but if you ever get to the PNW Pojar & Mackinnon's book, "Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast" is a good one.
Thanks Alpine and for you Biz, just what do you know about the other stuff I eat?”

“Hi Balgair 79, interesting name there. Don't know much about Oklahoma, but if you ever get to the PNW Pojar & Mackinnon's book, "Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast" is a good one.
Thanks Alpine and for you Biz, just what do you know about the other stuff I eat?”

“Ha ha ha ha OT thats funny.....:)three times a charm......”

“What the????
I first posted at 10:30:17, checked it, nothing!
I reposted at 10:34:41, checked it, nothing!
I waited a while,checked it [nothing] and posted again at 10:44:17 and lo and behold they all show up. I give up, bring back the old system.”

“An excellant North American guide is Thomas S Elias' and Peter A Dykeman's "Field Guide to North American Edible Wild Plants". It's an Outdoor Life book published by Van Norstrand Reinhold.

It's really nice because it shows you what the plants are like in each season, all of their uses, their region, habitat and poisenous look alikes. It has nice color photographs and isn't a huge heavy book. Birch and I used to carry it all the time and periodically try different plants, etc. Not too many are actually tasty unless drowned in butter, etc. It's neat to be able to identify them though. This book doesn't contain info on mushrooms; they aren't plants.”