This deck features 52 different edible plants found in the North American wilderness. The Edible Wild Foods Playing Cards deck is full of valuable, survival information. Sometimes, you have to forage off the land for food!
Each edible plant is shown in a full-color photograph for easy identification. A map identifies the geographic areas where the plant grows in the wild. The card face explains warnings, characteristics, uses, plant parts, aliases and special cooking hints. For example, the stems, leaves, flowers, and hips of roses can be eaten raw, saut'ed or steamed.
Each Edible Wild Foods 52 card deck comes with a key chain to keep the cards handy during hikes and camping trips. This deck is ideal for hikers, campers, scouts, survival experts, gourmet cooks and parents wanting to teach their children about the abundance of wild food around them. These Wild Foods Playing Cards have traditional suit marks and can be used for many fun card games or poker.
The cards measure 3.5 x 2.5 inches, same as a standard playing card.
Plants noted on the playing cards:
Aloe
Amaranth
Arrowhead
Aster
Blackberry
Blueberry
Raspberry
Wild Strawberry
Birch
Bulrush
Burdock
Cattail
Chamomile
Chickweed
Chicory
Cholla
Clover (Red & White)
Daisy
Dandelion
Dock
Fir, Balsam
Fireweed
Goldenrod
Grape
Lamb's Quarters
Mallow
Maple
Meadowsweet
Milkweed
Mint
Mullein
Mustard
Nettle
Phragmites
Pine
Plantain
Prickly Pear
Primrose
Puslane
Queen Anne's Lace
Rose
Saguaro
Shepherd's Purse
Sumac
Sunflower
Thistle
Thyme
Violet
Wild Lettuce
Willow
Wintergreen
Yarrow