AMARANTHACEAE
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Amaranthus retroflexus L.
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Ys
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Food use
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Picked before the flowering
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1
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CR
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Cu, ru
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BORAGINACEAE
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Borago officinalis L. – borragina CLU3
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Le
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Food use
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In salad (finely minced leaves)
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1
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AC
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Unc, pig,
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Fl
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Dye for aromatic vinegars
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1
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AC
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co
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CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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Sambucus nigra L. CLU 5
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Fl
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Used in cookery
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Flowers in oil to make the classic fritters ("pitte ccu majiu")
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5
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CI
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Ru, di,to
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COMPOSITAE
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Centaurea napifolia L. – zimurro Mat1, C. sphaerocephala L. – zimurro Mat2
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Ap
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Food use
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Plants, peeled from thorns, were eaten cooked
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1
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AR
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Be
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Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner – cardu marianu
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Yle
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Food use
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In salad
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2
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MT, SE
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Fi, unc,ru
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Ro, fh
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Food use
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Boiled with other vegetables
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2
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MT, SE
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Taraxacum officinale Weber – ricottedda, cicorione
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Le
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Food use
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In mixed salad or as boiled vegetable
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3
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CS, MT,SE
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Unc, ru, me
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ERICACEAE
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Arbutus unedo L.
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Fr
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Food use
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Astringent jam
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2
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CT, SS
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Tema
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FAGACEAE
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Castanea sativa Miller – castagno CLU12
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Fr
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Fruits were the main food in periods of famine for people that carried out heavy jobs
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Cooked fruits
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5
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CI
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Oawo*
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JUGLANDACEAE
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Juglans regia L. – noce CLU17
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Hu
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To make a liqueur ("nocino")
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Macerate in alcohol
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5
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CI
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Wo, di
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LABIATAE
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Mentha spicata L. – amenta Mat4
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Le
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Seasoning
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To season dishes
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1
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VA
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Dame
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Origanum heracleoticum L. – rigunu CLU19
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Le
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To season the salad
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It was collected in summer
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5
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CI
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Drme
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Rosmarinus officinalis L. – rosimarinu CLU20
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Le
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Seasoning
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On meats
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5
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CI
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Sa, tema
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Salvia officinalis L. – sarbia CLU21
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Le
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Flavouring in cookery
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5
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CI
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Drme, ru
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LAURACEAE
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Laurus nobilis L. CLU22
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Le
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To obtain the "panicottu", bread seasoned with oil
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As basis of broth for the "panicottu" (given to children)
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5
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CI
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Le
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As spice in cookery
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On meats, among dried figs etc.
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5
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CI
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LEGUMINOSAE
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Phaseolus vulgaris L. – fagiuoli
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Se
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Substitute of the coffee
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Roasted seeds
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1
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AC
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Cu
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Spartium junceum L. CLU23
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Fbu
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Food use
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Eaten after preserving in vinegar (above all in the past)
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2
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SS, CT
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MORACEAE
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Ficus carica L. – see footnote (1) CLU28
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Fr
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Food use ("fichi 'mbottiti")
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Dried figs are cut and filled with almonds, walnuts, chocolate, spices; then they are browned in oven
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1
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CS
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Ru,wa
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MYRTACEAE
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Myrtus communis L. – Murzìla (CS), murtidda (MR) CLU29
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Br
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To obtain the "tortaniddi"
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White dried figs are run through partly pruned branches
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2
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CS, MR
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Tema
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ONAGRACEAE
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Epilobium angustifolium L. – garofanino
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Ys, st
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Food use
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In salad
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1
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MT
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Dame, cle (be-wo)
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PLANTAGINACEAE
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Plantago major L. – simula
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Le
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Food use
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Tender leaves are good ingredient for soups
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1
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AC
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Ro, ru, da
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PORTULACACEAE
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Portulaca oleracea L. – purchiacchia – CLU31
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Yle
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Food use
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In salad or boiled
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2
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MT, SE
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Cu, ru
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RANUNCULA-CEAE
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Clematis vitalba L. – grambuntine
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Ys
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Food use
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Boiled in soups or in omelette
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1
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MR
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He, wo
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Ranunculus ficaria L – favucello
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Yle
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Food use
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In salad
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2
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MT, SE
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Dame
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Ap
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Food use
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As a vegetable (soups, other dishes)
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2
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CT, SS
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URTICACEAE
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Urtica dioica L. – ardicela CLU40
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Ap
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Food use for children in growth (tonic treatment)
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By boiling and seasoning with oil
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5
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CI
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Ru
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