Florida Ethnobotany

This indispensable reference tool is a compilation of the ethnobotany of Florida. Emphasizing tropical plants, which are rarely covered in North American botany texts, it provides a cross-cultural study of the plants shared by different floras and peoples. It provides synopses for all native plants used by indigenous tribes in the southeast United States, including common names and their translations, which are cross-referenced to their technical names. It includes details of how each plant was used, ranging from daily utilitarian use, such as dyes, fibers, and wood, to medicinal, food and religious uses. This book is a must for ethnobotanists, herbalists, anthropologists, ecologists, conservation managers, as well as the educated layperson or amateur gardener.