Plants of the Western Forest: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Boreal and Aspen Parkland

Excellent book, probably the best field guide I own. I am currently visiting Alaska and wanted a good field guide, partly to help me find wild edible foods. This book is very thorough, well organized, well illustrated, has easy to use keys in every section, and is packed with useful and interesting info. On top of that, the book is durable and water resistant. The book covers trees, shrubs, wildflowers, ferns, moss, and lichens. It includes a lot of info and edible and medicinal uses of plants, as well as other uses by indiginous peoples. I wish the authors of this book made guides for the eastern US, because I would love to buy it. If you are looking for a book in the ares covered by this book, look no further. You will not regret buying it.

This book is one of the best field guides suited for the boreal forest region of western Canada. It is nearly comprehensive, except for a few species in the Aspen parkland (and perhaps other bordering regions). Includes detailed descriptions of plant uses, as well as similar plant species that may be less common but have the potential to cause confusion. It also is one of the few guides to list a number of moss and lichen species as well as the usual flowering plants. The only criticisms I have are that, first, some of the photos are not the best quality, and there may or may not be drawings that compensate for the missing information, and, second, the families and orders are not always included (many species are listed under the "Other" category.

A top notch guide book for amateurs and professionals alike.

No.. seriously, this is an extensive, well organized, accurate and well designed field guide.Includes medicinal uses and history for many prairie plants.THIS IS A KEEPER