Reccomended but could be so much better
I'm getting into camping, survival and herbal teas so I got this book which was written by the U.S. Army supposedly. There's a Universal edibility test to check if a plant is edible or not and some photos and locations for edible plants and even poisonous ones. The book also points out other uses for plants such as twine, poisons for fish, and medical properties. The end of the book also has a huge list of notes you can use to possibly identify other edible plants or where one is in your area.
However, if this is written by the Army as it claims well.... the Army deserves a much better book. There are a ton more wild edibles not mentioned such as the Primrose and nutritional information is scarce as only a few plants get that mention. Another criticism is their mention of elderberries. While they warned that only the fruit is edible while everything else is toxic, they fail to mention that elderberries fruit is only edible when fully ripe otherwise toxic. Another one I saw is when they mentioned some species of thistle are toxic but wouldn't mention the specified ones. This does make me feel a little disappointed because so much more could be covered. However many survival experts state that you should do as much thorough research as possible.
Overall I do recommend this book but it could have been much better.
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