Reference - identifier contains characteristics of more than 500 types of food, medicinal, dyeing, resin-bearing, gum-bearing and other plants. More than 220 of them are depicted in color tables and about 100 in black and white drawings. For each species, information is provided on morphology, flowering and fruiting periods, distribution in the USSR, nature of habitat, chemical composition, methods of use. The book is illustrated with maps and color tables and is designed for a wide range of readers.