Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie

An Ethnobotanical Guide

Kelly Kindscher

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University Press of Kansas
04 November 2024

Botany & plant sciences; Grasslands, heaths, prairies, tundra; Trees, wildflowers & plants

The wild plants in this book tell stories of land, people, and food. As renowned botanist Kelly Kindscher guides us through over one hundred edible plants in this beautiful field guide, we find that foraging has always been an important part of prairie life.

Before colonization, Native American women were the primary gatherers of wild plants, which were an abundant, sustainable, and delicious feature of Indigenous diets. Colonizers reduced the significance of wild plants in prairie life as they relocated Native peoples and imposed their agrarian culture on the land, but these Indigenous foodways were never truly lost. In the recent past, foraging has become a tremendously popular way for many peoples to connect with the earth, promote sustainability, and revive and honor cultural food traditions.

In this beautifully illustrated new edition, Kindscher explores 117 wild plants of the prairie, offering information about habitat, food use, and cultivation. Color photos and maps make this stunning book a useful foraging guide for anyone to take out into the prairie. A must-have for enthusiasts and professionals alike, Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie gives us the great opportunity to engage with the land we live in.

By: Kelly Kindscher
Imprint: University Press of Kansas
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780700637027
ISBN 10: 0700637028
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 04 November 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Kelly Kindscher is professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Kansas and a senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey. He is the author of Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide and Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide and coauthor of The Nature of Kansas Lands.

Reviews for Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide

"""Kindscher's Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie was already an ethnobotanical classic; this fantastic new edition, with excellent color photos and expanded text, is indispensable for the edible plant enthusiast.""--Samuel Thayer is the author of Sam Thayer's Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: of Eastern and Central North America and The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants"