ABSTRACT
Many North American plants have characteristics that are especially promising as candidates for expanding our food supply and generating new economically competitive crops. This book is an informative analysis of the top 100 indigenous food plants of North America, focusing on those species that have achieved commercial success or have substantial market potential. The book's user-friendly format provides concise information on each plant. It examines the geography and ecology, history, economic and social importance, food and industrial uses, and the economic future of each crop.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|56 pages
Introduction
Size: 7.38 MB
chapter 2|4 pages
Acerola
Size: 1.85 MB
chapter 3|10 pages
American Chestnut
Size: 6.19 MB
chapter 4|8 pages
American Ginseng
Size: 3.15 MB
chapter 5|5 pages
American Persimmon
Size: 1.89 MB
chapter 6|4 pages
Anise Hyssop
Size: 1.97 MB
chapter 7|5 pages
Aronia
Size: 1.57 MB
chapter 8|9 pages
Azolla (Mosquito Ferns)
Size: 3.50 MB
chapter 9|7 pages
Bergamot
Size: 2.87 MB
chapter 10|5 pages
Bilberry
Size: 1.58 MB
chapter 11|7 pages
Black Walnut
Size: 1.97 MB
chapter 12|7 pages
Blackberries and Dewberries
Size: 4.06 MB
chapter 13|5 pages
Blue Honeysuckle
Size: 1.69 MB
chapter 14|4 pages
Blue Waxweed
Size: 1.00 MB
chapter 15|6 pages
Blueberries
Size: 3.64 MB
chapter 16|8 pages
Buffaloberries
Size: 2.43 MB
chapter 17|5 pages
Buffalo Gourd
Size: 1.56 MB
chapter 18|5 pages
Butternut
Size: 1.85 MB
chapter 19|6 pages
Cabbage Palmetto
Size: 2.91 MB
chapter 20|9 pages
Cactus Pear
Size: 3.09 MB
chapter 21|5 pages
California Bay
Size: 2.83 MB
chapter 22|5 pages
Camas
Size: 3.02 MB
chapter 23|5 pages
Canada Garlic
Size: 1.12 MB
chapter 24|8 pages
Cattails
Size: 3.95 MB
chapter 25|8 pages
Cherries North American Species
Size: 4.99 MB
chapter 26|5 pages
Chinkapin
Size: 2.18 MB
chapter 27|5 pages
Chive
Size: 1.85 MB
chapter 28|6 pages
Chufa
Size: 1.59 MB
chapter 29|6 pages
Cloudberry
Size: 1.67 MB
chapter 30|4 pages
Coast Tarweed
Size: 0.81 MB
chapter 31|6 pages
Cranberry
Size: 1.90 MB
chapter 32|6 pages
(American) Cranberry Bush (Highbush Cranberry)
Size: 1.36 MB
chapter 33|4 pages
Crowberry
Size: 1.32 MB
chapter 34|6 pages
Devil’s Claw
Size: 1.35 MB
chapter 35|5 pages
Duck Potato
Size: 1.26 MB
chapter 36|4 pages
Dwarf Cape Gooseberry
Size: 1.25 MB
chapter 37|5 pages
Dwarf Glasswort
Size: 1.61 MB
chapter 38|7 pages
Elder
Size: 4.10 MB
chapter 39|5 pages
Epazote
Size: 1.82 MB
chapter 40|6 pages
Evening Primrose
Size: 1.63 MB
chapter 41|6 pages
Fiddlehead Fern (Ostrich Fern)
Size: 2.03 MB
chapter 42|5 pages
Golden Chia
Size: 1.65 MB
chapter 43|6 pages
Golden Currant
Size: 1.43 MB
chapter 44|12 pages
Grapes
Size: 4.40 MB
chapter 45|6 pages
Groundnut (Apios)
Size: 1.40 MB
chapter 46|7 pages
Hawthorns (Including Mayhaws)
Size: 2.47 MB
chapter 47|7 pages
Hazelnuts
Size: 1.89 MB
chapter 48|8 pages
Hazelnuts
Size: 3.96 MB
chapter 49|6 pages
Hog Peanut
Size: 1.40 MB
chapter 50|4 pages
Honewort
Size: 1.57 MB
chapter 51|9 pages
Hop
Size: 6.39 MB
chapter 52|9 pages
Huckleberries
Size: 11.82 MB
chapter 53|6 pages
Jerusalem Artichoke
Size: 2.26 MB
chapter 54|6 pages
Jojoba
Size: 7.92 MB
chapter 55|5 pages
Joshua Tree
Size: 2.41 MB
chapter 56|6 pages
Juniper
Size: 2.04 MB
chapter 57|7 pages
Labrador Tea
Size: 1.38 MB
chapter 58|7 pages
Lingonberry
Size: 2.42 MB
chapter 59|5 pages
May-Apple
Size: 1.39 MB
chapter 60|6 pages
Maypop
Size: 2.11 MB
chapter 61|8 pages
Mesquite
Size: 3.79 MB
chapter 62|5 pages
Mexican Oregano
Size: 1.32 MB
chapter 63|4 pages
Mountain Mint
Size: 1.51 MB
chapter 64|7 pages
Nettle (Stinging Nettle)
Size: 2.46 MB
chapter 65|4 pages
Nodding Onion
Size: 1.08 MB
chapter 66|6 pages
Northern Gooseberry
Size: 1.49 MB
chapter 67|5 pages
Ogechee Lime
Size: 2.32 MB
chapter 68|5 pages
Oregon Grape
Size: 1.22 MB
chapter 69|7 pages
Paper Birch
Size: 4.69 MB
chapter 70|5 pages
Paradise Tree
Size: 1.46 MB
chapter 71|6 pages
Pawpaw
Size: 1.34 MB
chapter 72|7 pages
Pecan
Size: 2.11 MB
chapter 73|6 pages
Piñon Pine
Size: 2.47 MB
chapter 74|8 pages
Plums North American Species
Size: 4.05 MB
chapter 75|5 pages
Pokeweed
Size: 2.04 MB
chapter 76|5 pages
Prairie Turnip
Size: 1.56 MB
chapter 77|6 pages
Raspberries
Size: 3.30 MB
chapter 78|6 pages
Red Mulberry
Size: 1.49 MB
chapter 79|7 pages
Reed (Common)
Size: 2.15 MB
chapter 80|10 pages
Roses
Size: 4.80 MB
chapter 81|7 pages
Saguaro
Size: 3.30 MB
chapter 82|4 pages
Salal
Size: 1.67 MB
chapter 83|4 pages
Salmonberry
Size: 1.59 MB
chapter 84|6 pages
Saskatoon
Size: 1.57 MB
chapter 85|6 pages
Sassafras
Size: 2.08 MB
chapter 86|5 pages
Saw Palmetto
Size: 2.80 MB
chapter 87|4 pages
Scotch Lovage
Size: 1.88 MB
chapter 88|5 pages
Scurvy Grass
Size: 2.01 MB
chapter 89|4 pages
Sea Grape
Size: 1.73 MB
chapter 90|4 pages
Spicebush
Size: 1.40 MB
chapter 91|9 pages
Squash (Cucurbita pepo squash)
Size: 1.93 MB
chapter 92|7 pages
Strawberries North American Species
Size: 2.34 MB
chapter 93|9 pages
Sugar Maple
Size: 4.29 MB
chapter 94|7 pages
Sunflower
Size: 2.50 MB
chapter 95|6 pages
Sweet Gale
Size: 3.28 MB
chapter 96|6 pages
Tepary Bean
Size: 2.08 MB
chapter 97|5 pages
Wild Leek (Ramp)
Size: 1.07 MB
chapter 98|9 pages
Wild Rice
Size: 5.69 MB
chapter 99|4 pages
Winter Purslane
Size: 1.49 MB
chapter 100|4 pages
Yampah
Size: 1.55 MB
chapter 101|4 pages
Yerba Buena
Size: 2.00 MB