Native Plant Bibliography

Food Plants of Interior First Peoples

Author(s): Turner, N. J.

Year: 1997

Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press

ISBN: 0774806060

Subject: Edible Plants

Comments: From Books in Print This revised edition describes some 150 food plants used by First Peoples in the interior of British Columbia and northern Washington. Each entry includes a color photograph of the plant, its common and scientific names, a botanical description, a description of its preferred habitat and common geographic distribution, and, most interesting, how the aboriginal people actually used the plant. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. This book describes some 300 plant species used by the people of the Okanagan, Thompson, Carrier, Chilcotin, and Kootenay, among others. Detailed botanical descriptions of the plants are accompanied by photographs and notes on their habitat and distribution as well as information on their collection, preparation, and use.

Last Updated: 2007-01-01