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Table 1 Species established to be used as a broom in the study area: Bulgaria. Collected data – original data for current investigation.

From: Plants traditionally used to make brooms in several European countries

Taxon

Family

Vernacular name

References

Alnus incana (L.) Moench.

Betulaceae

Bjala elsha

[46]

Artemisia annua L.

Asteraceae

Ednogodishen pelin

[16, 19-20, 33]

Artemisia scoparia W. et K.

Asteraceae

Metloviden pelin

[19-20, 46]

Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

Chenopodiaceae

Obiknovena metla

[46]

Bassia prostrata (L.) A.J. Scott

Chenopodiaceae

Polegnala metla

Collected data Fig. 4 [SO 104396]

Betula pendula Roth

Betulaceae

Obiknovena breza

[46, 19-20]

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull.

Ericaceae

Obiknovena kaluna

[20]

Caragana frutex (L.)K. Koch

Fabaceae

Hrastovidna karagana

[19-20, 46]

Carduus spp.

Asteraceae

Magareshki bodil

[27]

Carpinus orientalis Mill.

Betulaceae

Keljav gabar

[19-20]

Centaurea spp.

Asteraceae

Harmanska metlichina

[16, 19-20, 28, 46]

Cephalaria transylvanica (L.) Roem. & Schult.

Dipsacaceae

Transilvanska zvezdoglavka

[46]

Cirsium spp.

Asteraceae

Palamida

[27]

Cornus mas L.

Cornaceae

Obiknoven drjan

[19]

Corylus avellana L.

Corylaceae

Obiknovena leska

[19]

Cytisus agnipilus Velen.

Fabaceae

Rodopski zanovetz

[20]

Erica arborea L.

Ericaceae

Strandzhanski piren

[19-20, 46]

Erica manipuliflora Salisb.

Ericaceae

Piren

[19]

Melampsorella caryophyllacearum J. Schrot. (it causes gall of stem of Abies spp.)

Uredinales

Samodivski metli, Veshtichni metli

Collected data Fig. 5 [SO 104397]

Panicum miliaceum L.

Poaceae

Tatarsko proso

[27]

Phillyrea latifolia L.

Oleaceae

Ggripa

[20]

Salix spp.

Salicaceae

Varba, Rakit

[19]

Scabiosa ochroleuca L.

Dipsacaceae

Zhaltenikava samogrizka

[46]

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.

Poaceae

Metla, sorgo

[19, 46], Fig. 7–9

Spiraea salicifolia L.

Rosaceae

Varbolisten tazhnik

[20]

Spiraea media F. Schmidt.

Rosaceae

Tazhnik

Collected data [SO 104398]

Taphrina spp. infectious agent on Prunus, Betula, Carpinus spp.

Ascomycetes

"Rozhkovi"

Collected data Fig. 6

Xeranthemum annuum L.

Asteraceae

Obiknoveno bezsmartniche

[16, 46]