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Table 3 Errors detected in the studied publications, assessed using comparative methods.

From: Plant identification credibility in ethnobotany: a closer look at Polish ethnographic studies

Author

Name in the publication (with original spelling)

The correct name

Type of mistake/inaccuracy

Bohdanowicz [20]

Origanum vulgare

Chenopodiumsp.

L

Bohdanowicz [20]

Carduus

Cirsium sp.

L

Gajkowa [26]

cuminum cyminum

Carum carvi L.

L

Gajkowa [26]

panicum miliaceum

Echinochloa crus-galli (L.)P.Beauv.

L

Gajkowa [26]

atriplex hortense

Chenopodium & Atriplex spp.

L

Janicka-Krzywda [30]

Carlina vulgaris

Carlina acaulis L.

?

Kantor [32]

Geranium

Dahlia sp.

?

Kantor [32]

Iris

Lilium sp.?

?

Kantor [32]

Salsola

?

?

Kantor [32]

Selinum carvifolia

Carum carvi L.

I

Kantor [32]

Sesleria coerulea

Sesleria sadlerana Janka ssp. tatrae (Degen) Deyl?

I

Kolberg [33]

Hippophae rhamnoides

Salix sp.

L

Kolberg [34]

Helleborus albus

Veratrum sp.? Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Medik.?

L

Ochrymowicz [42]

Iris germanica

Iris sp. or Eupatorium cannabinum L.

?

Oczykowski [43]

Rumex hydrolapathum

some other Rumex spp.

I

Ruszel [49]

Plantago major

Plantago spp.

S (the name refers to all the Plantago species)

Ruszel [49]

Helleborus viridis

Veratrum lobelianum Bernh.?

L

Ruszel [49]

Carum carvi

Glechoma hederacea L. s.l.

?

Ruszel [49]

Thymus serpyllum

Thymus serpyllum L. em. Fr. &Th. pulegioides L.

S (both species are used)

Ruszel [49]

Tilia cordata

Tilia cordata Mill. &T. platyphyllos Scop.

S (both species are used equally frequently)

Ruszel [49]

Rubus plicatus

Rubus subgenus Rubus spp.

S (there are a few dozen species of Rubus in this area, R. plicatus is not the most frequent [84]

Ruszel [49]

Carduus

Cirsium & Carduus spp.

L

Ruszel [49]

Rumex hydrolapathum

Rumex spp. mainly R. obtusifolius L.

I

Siarkowski [51]

Thymus serpyllum

Thymus spp.

S

Sulisz [52]

Origanum vulgare

Chenopodium sp.

L

Sulisz [52]

Thymus vulgaris

Thymus serpyllum L. em. Fr. or Th. pulegioides L.

I

Sulisz [52]

Matricaria Chamomilla

Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch.Bip.

I

Sulisz [53]

Acorus calamus

Calamagrostis epigejos (L.)Roth

?

Sulisz [53]

Rhamnus cathartica

Staphylea pinnata L.

?

Sulisz [53]

Galium cruciata

Euonymus europaeus L./Rhamnus cathartica L.?

? (L?)

Sulisz [53]

Ledum palustre

the term bagnięta was used erroneously as it refers to any wooden branches

L

Szot-Radziszewska [54]

Cicuta virosa

Solanaceae, probably Hyoscyamus niger L.

L

Szot-Radziszewska [54]

Thymus serpyllum

Thymus spp.

S

Szot-Radziszewska [54]

Salvia pratensis

Salvia officinalis L.

L

Szot-Radziszewska [54]

Papaver rhoeas

Papaver officinalis L.

L

Szromba-Rysowa [55]

Rubus caesius

Rubus subgenus Rubus spp.

S (other Rubus spp. are used more frequently)

Szromba-Rysowa [55]

Carduus sp.

Cirsium & Carduus spp.

L

Szychowska-Boebel [59]

Crataegus oxyacantha L.

Crataegus spp.

S (Crataegus monogyna is more frequent)

Szychowska-Boebel [59]

Crataegus oxyacantha L.

Crataegus spp.

S (as above)

Tylkowa [60]

Sonchus olearceus L.

Taraxacum sp.

L

Tylkowa [60]

Rubus plicatus L.

Rubus spp.

S (there are a few dozen species of Rubus in this area, R. plicatus is not the most frequent [84]

Tylkowa [60]

Malva alcea L.

Alcea rosea L.

L

Tylkowa [60]

Thymus serpyllum L.

Thymus pulegioides L.

S - T. serpyllum does not occur in the region, the other species is commonly used

Wawrzeniecki [61]

Thymus vulgaris

Thymus spp.

I

Wawrzeniecki [61]

Urtica urens

Urtica dioica L. & U. urens L.

S

Weryho [62]

Vinca major

Vinca minor L.

?

  1. L - wrong Latin name given by a researcher who looked the plant up in a guide using the local name as if it was an official name; I - other kind of wrong identification of a species; S - oversimplification/inaccuracy - one name given because more than one species from the genus is known under the same folk name, and the names are used with at least equal frequency, and in the same way, in the local area.