Best foraging books for Florida
A foraging guide is only as good as its match to your area. These books are written for Florida. Always confirm an ID with two sources before you eat anything, and learn the deadly look-alikes first.
Written for Florida
Florida's Edible Wild Plants
Peggy Sias Lantz · Florida
A guide to wild foods in Florida's subtropical climate, where many northern guides don't apply.
beginnerFlorida
Broader guides that also cover this area
Southeast Foraging
Chris Bennett · Southeast US
120 wild foods of the Southeast, from muscadines to persimmons.
beginnerSoutheast US
Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States
Alan E. Bessette, Arleen F. Bessette, David P. Lewis · Gulf Coast
Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida, a region often skipped by national guides.
intermediateGulf CoastLarge referenceField guideMushrooms of the Southeastern United States
Alan Bessette, Arleen Bessette, William C. Roody · Southeast US
A thorough ID guide to mushrooms of the Southeast.
intermediateSoutheast USField guide