Botany in a Day:  Thomas J. Elpel's Herbal Field Guide to Plant Families, 4th Ed.
Botany in a Day has my highest recommendation for anyonebeginner or expert interested in plants.  Herbalists, naturalists, gardeners, and especially those involved in teaching outdoor and survival skills will wonder how they ever managed without this superb book.   --Susun S. Weed, DirectorWise Woman CenterWoodstock, New YorkBotany in a Day is exactly what I needed for my botany classes.  It goes beyond what is available in the standard field key, providing a wealth of information on individual families.  Now my students are able to key local flora confidently, knowing they have reached the correct family by referring to Botany in a Days detailed descriptions and pictures.  They can become truly acquainted with the familys characteristics, constituents, medicinal uses, and patterns.  I personally love all the stories about the edible plants, which describe in delicious detail how long it takes to collect and prepare each one.  --Garima FairfaxRocky Mountain Center for Botanical StudiesBoulder, ColoradoBotany in a Day truly has the potential to become one of the most useful botany and herbal primers ever written.  --Peter Gail, Ph.D.Goosefoot Acres Center for Resourceful LivingCleveland, Ohio