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A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand

Author: Andrew Crowe  

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A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand
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A go-to, illustrated field guide of edible native New Zealand plants, including a section on poisonous plants.

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A go-to, illustrated field guide of edible native New Zealand plants, including a section on poisonous plants.

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A go-to, illustrated field guide of edible native New Zealand plants, including a section on poisonous plants.A go-to, illustrated field guide of edible native New Zealand plants, including a section on poisonous plants.In this useful and attractive book, over 190 trees, shrubs, herbs, ferns, mushrooms, lichens and seaweeds are described in detail with information on which part is edible and when, how plants have been utilised (particularly by Maori), their nutritional value, and where they can be found. In a separate section, Andrew Crowe also describes important poisonous plants that are native to New Zealand or are likely to be confused with edible plants.Illustrated with line drawings and colour photographs, this informative book will be of interest to trampers, botanists and all who appreciate New Zealand's native flora.

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About the Author

Andrew Crowe is a best-selling author with a special interest in helping make nature accessible to beginners of all ages. He has written over 40 nature books covering seashells, insects, spiders, birds and other animals and plants. Andrew has won numerous New Zealand book awards, including the Margaret Mahy Medal in 2009 for his overall contribution to children's literature and the Ashton Wylie Award in 2005 for a biography for teenagers on the Dalai Lama. His latest book, Pathway of the Birds- The Voyaging Achievements of Maori and their Polynesian Ancestors (Bateman), received 4 book awards in 2019.

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Group (NZ) | Penguin Group
Published
4th May 2004
Pages
196
ISBN
9780143019220

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

11 Jan, 2023
Fabulous book. Andrew Crow deserves his reputation
By Annette
28 Jun, 2022
Great with stories of how different plants wete used by the Maori
By Sally
30 May, 2022
priceless information
By Marcelle
25 May, 2022
Bought for my husband's birthday and was his favourite present! Love the fact it has a plastic cover so can come with us on tramps to help us identify plants.
By Erika
21 Dec, 2021
Love best purchase I've made all year thanks heaps it's great
By Tony
06 Nov, 2021
Great handy book , that has been an asset to identifying plants and trees for my Rongoa Maori studies
By trish
03 Nov, 2021
great
By Leyton
14 Sep, 2021
It's good to carry this book when you go bush. Just in case.
By Kevin
14 Jul, 2021
It’s a fabulous resource
By Rahera
06 Jul, 2021
A very useful booklet for identifying edible native plants/trees, fungi, seaweeds and herbs. My mum would have loved it.
By Greg
06 Jul, 2021
Excellent
By Becco
17 Jun, 2021
Good size for taking into the Bush. Great pictures and good descriptions.
By Mitch
28 Jan, 2021
Excellent!
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