Delena Tull – författare

All around us there are wild plants useful for food, medicine, and clothing, but most of us don’t know how to identify or use them. Delena Tull amply supplies that knowledge in this book, which she has now expanded to more thoroughly address plants found in New Mexico and Arizona, as well as Texas.Extensively illustrated with black-and-white drawings and color photos, this book includes the following special features:Recipes for foods made from edible wild plantsWild teas and spicesWild plant dyes, with instructions for preparing the plants and dying wool, cotton, and other materialsInstructions for preparing fibers for use in making baskets, textiles, and paperInformation on wild plants used for making rubber, wax, oil, and soapInformation on medicinal uses of plantsDetails on hay fever plants and plants that cause rashesInstructions for distinguishing edible from poisonous berriesDetailed information on poisonous plants, including poison ivy, oak, and sumac, as well as herbal treatments for their rashes

With the Rocky Mountains to the west, the Great Plains to the North, the Chihuahan Desert to the south and the Gulf of Mexico to the east, Texas lies at the biological crossroads of North America. More than 5,000 flowering plants, from tiny herbs to towering trees, grow in these vast and diverse habitats. This book describes more than 600 species of the most common Texas wildflowers, trees, shrubs, and cacti in a well-illustrated, easy-to-use format. With over 400 color photographs, drawings, identification keys, and range maps for each species, the book uses a step-by-step process to easily identify major plant features. (Wildflowers, for example, are arranged by color for easy identification.) Essentially three books in one, this handy guide will be invaluable for weekend naturalists, gardeners, and nature lovers in general.