Wild Food Plants of Australia

Wild Food Plants of Australia

Wild Food Plants of Australia by Tim Low is an Australian Native Field Guide edition of Wild Food Plants of Australia. It is presented in a concise, convenient form to facilitate quick and ready reference in the field. Tim Low has provided a truly reliable guide to our edible flora, making identification easy.

This is the perfect companion for bushwalkers, naturalists, scientists and with an emphasis on wild food cuisine. Low describes more than 180 plants - from the most tasty and significant plant foods of southern and eastern Australia to the more important and spectacular inland tropical foods. Distribution maps are provided with each description plus notes on how these plants were used in the past and can be used today. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings there is also a guide to poisonous and non-poisonous plants, and information on introduced food plants, the nutrients found in wild food plants, on bush survival, and how to forage for and cook with wild plants.

• SBN : 9780207169304
• ISBN-10 : 0207169306
• Audience : General
• Format : Paperback
• Language : English
• Number Of Pages : 248
• Published : 31st July 1991
• Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
• Country of Publication : AU
• Dimensions : 18.8 x 12.6 x 1.4cm
• Weight : 360g
• Edition Number : 2