In survival situations, plants can provide food and medicine. Properly identifying and understanding their safe usage can mean the difference between life and death.

Nature can provide you with food that will let you survive any ordeal, if you don't eat the wrong plant. You must therefore learn as much as possible beforehand about the plants of the region where you will be operating. Plants can provide you with medicines in a survival situation. Plants can supply you with weapons and raw materials to construct shelters and build fires. Plants can even provide you with chemicals for poisoning fish, preserving animal hides, and for camouflaging yourself and your equipment.

Army Wild Plant Survival Guide describes the physical characteristics, habitat and distribution of edible, medicinal and poisonous wild plants. Over 130 plants and 200 color photos simplify the identification of poisonous and edible plants. The U.S. Army gather this content and now it is available to you.

If you spend time in the wilderness, Army Wild Plant Survival Guide for you.

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