> For identifying many of the plants in your area, some of the Audubon or
> Peterson's Guides to plants, trees, shrubs, etc. will help. But most areas
> have guides specifically for that area and are fun to read.
>
For those in the San Francisco Bay Area, may I recommend
The Flavors of Home : a guide to the wild edible plants of the San
Francisco Bay Area, by Margit Roos-Collins, ISBN 0-930588-46-0,
(Heyday Books, 1990)
Molly Ni/Da/na
San Francisco, California
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