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- catalog abstract ""The Seemingly inhospitable Sonoran Desert has provided sustenance to indigenous peoples for centuries. Although to all appearances the land is bereft of useful plants, fully one-fifth of the desert's flora are edible." "This volume presents information on nearly 540 edible plants used by people of more than fifty traditional cultures of the Sonoran Desert and peripheral areas. Drawing on thirty years of research, Wendy Hodgson has synthesized the widely scattered literature and added her own experiences to create an exhaustive catalog of desert plants and their many and varied uses." "Food Plants of the Sanoran Desert includes not only plants such as gourds and legumes but also unexpected food sources such as palms, lilies, and cattails, all of which have provided nutrition to desert peoples. Each species entry lists recorded names and describes indigenous uses, which often include nonfood therapeutic and commodity applications. The agave, for example, is cited for its use as food and for alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, syrup, fiber, cordage, clothing, sandals, nets, blankets, lances, fire hearths, musical instruments, hedgerows, soap, and medicine, and for ceremonial purposes. The agave entry includes information on harvesting, roasting, and consumption - and on distinguishing between edible and inedible varieties." "Written to be easily accessible to general readers, the book is a valuable compendium for anyone interested in the desert's hidden bounty."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12034338.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Food Plants of the Sanoran Desert includes not only plants such as gourds and legumes but also unexpected food sources such as palms, lilies, and cattails, all of which have provided nutrition to desert peoples. Each species entry lists recorded names and describes indigenous uses, which often include nonfood therapeutic and commodity applications. The agave, for example, is cited for its use as food and for alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, syrup, fiber, cordage, clothing, sandals, nets, blankets, lances, fire hearths, musical instruments, hedgerows, soap, and medicine, and for ceremonial purposes. The agave entry includes information on harvesting, roasting, and consumption - and on distinguishing between edible and inedible varieties."".
- catalog description ""The Seemingly inhospitable Sonoran Desert has provided sustenance to indigenous peoples for centuries. Although to all appearances the land is bereft of useful plants, fully one-fifth of the desert's flora are edible." "This volume presents information on nearly 540 edible plants used by people of more than fifty traditional cultures of the Sonoran Desert and peripheral areas. Drawing on thirty years of research, Wendy Hodgson has synthesized the widely scattered literature and added her own experiences to create an exhaustive catalog of desert plants and their many and varied uses."".
- catalog description ""Written to be easily accessible to general readers, the book is a valuable compendium for anyone interested in the desert's hidden bounty."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Gymnosperms -- Angiosperms: monocots -- Angiosperms: dicots.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-298) and index.".
- catalog extent "xv, 313 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Food plants of the Sonoran Desert.".
- catalog identifier "0816520607 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Food plants of the Sonoran Desert.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Tucson : University of Arizona Press,".
- catalog relation "Food plants of the Sonoran Desert.".
- catalog spatial "Sonoran Desert.".
- catalog spatial "Southwest, New.".
- catalog subject "581.6/32/0979 21".
- catalog subject "E78.S7 H68 2001".
- catalog subject "Ethnobotany Sonoran Desert.".
- catalog subject "Indians of North America Ethnobotany Sonoran Desert.".
- catalog subject "Indians of North America Ethnobotany Southwest, New.".
- catalog subject "Indians of North America Food Sonoran Desert.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Gymnosperms -- Angiosperms: monocots -- Angiosperms: dicots.".
- catalog title "Food plants of the Sonoran Desert / Wendy C. Hodgson.".
- catalog type "text".