The Coastal Pacific Northwest of North America is home to a multitude of edible and medicinal plant species, marine plants, and mushrooms. This compact, full-colour forager's guide offers clear photography, descriptions, safety tips and warnings, and traditional culinary and medicinal uses for every type of wild-growing flora species in the region-as well as recipes using select ingredients. Covering over 200 species (both native and introduced), this easy-to-follow book is divided into six categories: Flowering Plants-including California Poppy, Canada Goldenrod, and Chocolate Lily, Berries-including Coastal Strawberry, Oregon Grape, and Salal, Ferns-including Lady Fern, Licorice Fern, and Spiny Wood Fern, Trees, Shrubs, and Bushes-including Bigleaf Maple, California Hazelnut, and Pacific Crab Apple, Fungi and Allies-including Golden Chanterelle, Vancouver Groundcone, and Yellow Morel Mushroom, Marine Plants-including Marine Eelgrass, Sea Asparagus, and Winged Kelp, Designed as a quick, safe, useful resource with the casual forager in mind, the book focuses on plants and fungi that are frequently observed and easily accessible out in the field. Perfect for amateur enthusiasts, gardeners, nature lovers, hikers, and campers, Edible and Medicinal Flora of the West Coast will uncover a rich sampling of delicious and beneficial plant life that can be found right in your own backyard! Book jacket.