This text describes the uses made of wild plants by the Plains natives. many of these ideas are applicable today. A study of the plants collected and cultivated for food, clothing, medicine, and ornamentation. Soft bound volume with 109 illustrations.

The Table of Contents includes the following:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Neglected Opportunities
• Ethnic Botany
• Influence of Flora on Human Activities and Culture
• Influence of Human Population on Flora
• Taxonomic List of Plants Used by Indians of the Missouri River Region
• Ancient and Modern Phytoculture by the Tribes
• Conclusion
• Drawings
• Glossary of Plant Names
• Bibliography
• Index

ISBN: 0-8032-7034-8