Edible wild plant species used by different linguistic groups of Kohistan Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan

Table 1 Characteristics of the targeted localities and study participants

Sites	Forest types	Ethnic group	AH	SA	EnR./ExR	Linguistic group	Village	El. (m,a,s,l.)	NH	NI (M/F)	AG (years)
Seo valley	Himalayan dry and moist temperate forests	Seowos (96%)	Sixteenth—seventeenth century	Pastoralism, animal husbandry and farming	Endogamic, rarely exogamic	Kohistani	Seo	878	320	13/5	15–60
							Razika	1830	275	15/3
							Chaprow	1316	35	10/4
		Gujjars/Guzar (4%)	NR	Pastoralism and animal husbandry	Exogamic	Gujjari	Zalii	3093	37	12/3
Jalkot valley	Himalayan dry and moist temperate forest, and alpine pastures	Shinaki/Jalkoti (90%)	Sixteenth—seventeenth century	Pastoralism, animal husbandry, farming, and mining	Endogamic, rarely exogamic	Shina	Maheen	3503	25	15/0	20–80
							Sasak	2001	120	13/1
							Sazen	1415	154	14/0
							Jalkot	892	250	15/2
		Gujjars/Guzar (10%)	NR	Pastoralism and animal husbandry	Exogamic	Gujjari	Gotay Baig	4741	25	9/0
Kandia valley	Himalayan dry and moist temperate forests	Kheloos (85%)	Sixteenth—seventeenth century	Pastoralism, animal husbandry and farming	Endogamic, rarely exogamic	Kohistani	Khowr	1633	75	11/1	20–80
							Gabriyal	2113	286	12/2
		Gujar/Guzar (15%)	NR	Pastoralism and animal husbandry	Exogamic	Gujjari	Maidan	2655	85	11/0

AH, Arrival history in the area; SA, Subsistence activities; EnR, Endogamic rules; ExR, Exogamic rules; El, Elevation; NH. Number of households, NI, Number of informants; M, Male; F, Female; AG, Age groups; NR, No record

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