Table 3 Comparison of the five plants most often quoted (scientific name (number of citations)) in each of eight Mediterranean countries.
Area | First plant | Second plant | Third plant | Fourth plant | Fifth plant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palestine* | Majorana syriaca (L.) Rafin. (150) | Salvia fruticosa Mill. (131) | Malva sylvestris L. (129) | Cyclamen persicum Miller (99) | Gundelia tournefortii L. (99) |
Albania♣ | Chenopodium bonus-henricus L. (40) | Fragaria vesca L. (36) | Rubus idaeus L. (35 citations) | Allium triquetrum L. (23) | Rumex alpinus L. (15) |
Greece♣ | Scandix pecten-veneris L. subsp. pecten-veneris (53) | Prasium majus L. (36) | Sonchus oleraceus L. (34) | Cichorium spinosum L. (32) | Papaver rhoeas L. (32) |
Cyprus♣ | Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke (17) | Capparis spinosa L. (16) | Asparagus acutifolius L. (15) | Malva parviflora L. (14) | Scolymus hispanicus L. (13) |
Egypt♣ | Portulaca oleracea L. (29) | Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla L. (24) | Ziziphus spina-Christi (L.) Willd (22) | Corchorus olitorius L. (20) | Malva sylvestris L. (20) |
Italy♣ | Cichorium intybus L. (50) | Taraxacum officinale Weber (47) | Urtica dioica L. (47) | Hypochaeris radicata L. (44) | Picris echioides L. (44) |
Morocco♣ | Origanium majorana L. (37) | Mentha pulegium L. (31) | Calamintha officinalis Moench (27) | Ficus carica L. | Portulaca oleracea L. |
Spain♣ | Tamus communis L. (15) | Thymus mastichina L. (14) | Andryala integrifolia L. (15) | Origanum virens Hoffmanns. And Link (12) | Tolpis barbata (L.) Gaertner (9) |