Description
Wild Plants of the Boreal Forest is an essential tool for identifying 209 of the most common plants in this large ecosystem. After a great success in its first edition in 2014, the author now offers us an enhanced guide that promotes field identification as well as the presentation of several insects related to these plants, demonstrating the close links between them and the identified plant. It also provides specific information on the edibility and medicinal aspects of these treasures buried in our forests. An essential work for all nature lovers, curious to discover our riches.
WHAT WILL PLEASE
* Popularized descriptions accompanied by several photos illustrating the complete life cycle of the plant, from flowering to fruiting.
* Numerical references between the descriptive text and the photos, ensuring better identification.
* Spore plants, seed plants and some rare plants are described in a detailed and well-documented manner.
* Its ecological approach
Roger Larivière is a retired biologist. In 2004, he founded his company Natur-AT, which specializes in inventorying terrestrial and aquatic plants and in workshops on edible plants and mushrooms. He became interested in the uses of plants by the Algonquins, publishing in 2013, Les richesses d'un peuple, les Abitibiwinnik de Pikogan. In 2019, he set up his publishing house dedicated to popularizing knowledge about plants and mushrooms in the boreal forest.
