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I've been identifying the old-fashioned way - memory and books - and then confirming with google images.

I found this website today and it looks great: http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/index.asp

Go to the advanced search function and fill in the forms.
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/sear ... GroupID=11

Give it a try. If you make the first attempt at labelling your photo, it will make it easier for the Flora administrators and your photo is more likely to get posted.

I wanted to ask for a bit of clarification. In your previous post, you said:

Al_HikesAZ wrote: If you make the first attempt at labelling your photo, it will make it easier for the Flora administrators and your photo is more likely to get posted.

My question is: were you referring to the Enature site administrators? or the hike arizona administrators?

I have a goal to become more knowledgeable about wild edibles in the desert!

NatSoup wrote:. . . were you referring to the Enature site administrators? or the hike arizona administrators?
I have a goal to become more knowledgeable about wild edibles in the desert!

I was referring to the HAZ Administrators.

Check out Wendy Hodgson's book "Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert". I think she is still a curator at the Desert Botanical Garden.

Yessssssss ! ! ! Thank you Al Hikes AZ, I'm excited about this lead

Al_HikesAZ wrote:Check out Wendy Hodgson's book "Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert"

I've browsed bookshelves and found books that just don't 'hit the mark' Even though they include info about plants & edibles, I haven't gotten much from them (too confusing or not applicable, etc)

I'll check this one out, I hope it helps :-)

NatSoup wrote:Yessssssss ! ! ! Thank you Al Hikes AZ, I'm excited about this lead
Al_HikesAZ wrote:
Check out Wendy Hodgson's book "Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert"

Some old, "over the hill" Als you can't always believe, but our 97 year old AL you always can!