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Table 3 List of the 20 most cited species concerning medicinal uses

From: Traditional knowledge 10 min far from Barcelona: ethnobotanical study in the Llobregat river delta (Catalonia, NE Iberian Peninsula), a heavily anthropized agricultural area

Taxon

Family

UR

UR (%)

RFC

C

Thymus vulgaris

Lamiaceae

33

7.30

0.205

No

Malva sylvestris

Malvaceae

17

3.77

0.169

No

Cynara scolymus

Asteraceae

17

3.77

0.133

Yes

Matricaria recutita

Asteraceae

15

3.33

0.145

No

Foeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitum

Apiaceae

13

2.88

0.133

No

Eucalyptus globulus

Myrtaceae

13

2.88

0.108

Yes

Zea mays

Poaceae

12

2.66

0.120

Yes

Calendula officinalis

Asteraceae

11

2.44

0.060

No

Rosmarinus officinalis

Lamiaceae

11

2.44

0.120

No

Lippia triphylla

Verbenaceae

11

2.44

0.072

Yes

Sambucus nigra

Adoxaceae

10

2.21

0.084

No

Citrus limon

Rutaceae

10

2.21

0.084

Yes

Ruta graveolens

Rutaceae

9

1.99

0.108

No

Urtica dioica

Urticaceae

9

1.99

0.060

No

Borago officinalis

Boraginaceae

8

1.77

0.024

No

Origanum vulgare

Lamiaceae

8

1.77

0.048

No

Lavandula dentata

Lamiaceae

8

1.77

0.036

No

Mentha pulegium

Lamiaceae

7

1.55

0.072

No

Laurus nobilis

Lauraceae

7

1.55

0.036

Yes

Equisetum arvense

Equisetaceae

6

1.33

0.060

No

  1. UR use reports, UR (%) relative use reports, RFC relative frequency of citation, C cultivated