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Debut author Daniel Murphy is a horticulturist, botanical garden curator, and creator of Awkward Botany, a unique plant science blog that connects readers to aspects of nature that few people notice. Daniel has written for local newspapers and national outlets like Wildflower Magazine, Public Garden Magazine, and Fine Gardening. He lives in Boise, Idaho.

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Identify and learn about more than 150 types of common backyard weeds found in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada. 
 Whether you’re a forager, gardener, homeowner, or are simply fascinated by nature, you probably have an opinion about weeds. But do you know which to pull, which to preserve, and which to put to good use? Learn to identify common backyard weeds in your area. Written by debut author and foraging expert Daniel Murphy, Common Backyard Weeds of the Pacific Northwest utilizes an innovative, user-friendly format that can help you identify weeds by their visual characteristics—from growth patterns to color. Hundreds of full-color photographs are paired with easy-to-understand text, providing details to give you confidence when identifying each weed’s family, genus, and species. 
 Created for beginners—but useful even to those with experience in botany—this handy book explains how each weed spreads, how to control it, and its possible beneficial uses. It’s a great visual guide to learning about backyard weeds—toxic, edible, or otherwise interesting—found in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and southern British Columbia. 
 Book Features: 


• Identify 157 common backyard weeds by their visual characteristics

• Browse species by growth pattern, then by color

• Begin to learn which weeds have edible parts


• Learn the author’s tips for getting rid of unwanted weeds

  Inhalt

  Introduction 


• About This Book

• How to Use This Book

• What Is a Weed?

• Native vs. Non-native Plants

• Plant Biology for Beginners

• Identifying Plants Visually

• Getting Rid of Weeds
 Creeping and Low-growing Weeds 
 Upright Broadleaf Weeds 
 Vining Weeds 
 Grasslike Weeds 
 Recommended References 
 Index 
 A Note About Consuming Wild Plants 
 About the Author