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Table 1 Main usage categories of plant species and regions where the use is shared

From: Plants used in artisanal fisheries on the Western Mediterranean coasts of Italy

Use (number of species or taxa)

Usage category (abbrev.)

Species

Region

Bait (3)

FSH

Brassica oleracea L.

Liguria

 

Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don

Liguria, Sardinia

 

Myrtus communis L.

Campania

Barrels (6)

BAR

Castanea sativa Miller

Campania, Liguria, Sicily

 

Fagus sylvatica L.

Liguria

 

Fraxinus ornus L.

Sicily

 

Quercus pubescens Willd. s.l.

Sicily

 

Quercus robur L. s.l.

Sicily

 

Salix sp.

Sicily

Basketry (13)

BAS

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Poiret) T. Durand et Schinz

Latium

 

Arundo donax L.

Campania

 

Arundo plinii Turra

Campania

 

Castanea sativa Miller

Campania, Liguria

 

Erica arborea L.

Campania

 

Juncus sp. pl.

Campania, Sardinia

 

Myrtus communis L.

Sardinia

 

Olea europaea L.

Sardinia

 

Pistacia lentiscus L.

Sardinia

 

Quercus suber L.

Liguria, Sardinia

 

Salix alba L.

Liguria

 

Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla

Sardinia

 

Tamarix gallica L.

Campania

Caulking (2)

SHR

Cannabis sativa L.

Liguria

 

Gossypium sp. pl.

Liguria

Coloring (1)

DYE

Linum usitatissimum L.

Campania, Sicily

Dams of fish ponds (2)

AQC

Arundo donax L.

Sardinia

 

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.

Sardinia

Dyeing of fish nets (7)

DYE

Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

Tuscany

 

Castanea sativa Miller

Liguria

 

Pinus sp.

Liguria

 

Pinus sp. pl.

Campania, Latium, Sicily

 

Pinus halepensis Mill.

Campania, Sicily

 

Pinus pinea L.

Liguria

 

Pistacia lentiscus L.

Sicily

Fish nets (9)

FNT

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Poiret) T. Durand et Schinz

Liguria

 

Arundo donax L.

Campania

 

Cannabis sativa L.

Liguria, Latium, Sardinia, Sicily

 

Castanea sativa Miller

Liguria

 

Chamaerops humilis L.

Sardinia

 

Cocos nucifera L.

Liguria

 

Gossypium sp. pl.

Campania, Latium, Liguria, Sardinia, Sicily

 

Lygeum spartum L.

Sardinia

 

Phormium tenax J.R. et G. Forster

Sardinia

Fish traps (19)

FTR

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Poiret) T. Durand et Schinz

Latium

 

Arundo donax L.

Campania, Sardinia

 

Arundo plinii Turra

Campania

 

Castanea sativa Miller

Liguria

 

Erica arborea L.

Campania

 

Fraxinus ornus L.

Liguria

 

Gossypium sp. pl.

Latium, Liguria, Sardinia

 

Juncus sp.

Campania, Latium, Liguria, Sicily

 

Juncus sp. pl.

Campania, Sardinia

 

Juncus acutus L.

Sardinia

 

Juncus maritimus Lam.

Sardinia

 

Myrtus communis L.

Latium, Sardinia

 

Myrtus communis L. subsp. communis

Campania

 

Olea europaea L.

Campania

 

Pistacia lentiscus L.

Campania

 

Punica granatum L.

Sardinia

 

Salix sp.

Liguria

 

Salix alba L.

Campania

 

Tamarix gallica L.

Campania

Fishing (6)

FSH

Gossypium sp. pl.

Campania, Liguria

 

Laurus nobilis L.

Campania

 

Olea europaea L.

Sardinia, Sicily

 

Chamaerops humilis L.

Sicily

 

Euphorbia characias L.

Liguria

 

Juniperus sp. pl.

Sardinia

Floats (1)

FSH

Quercus suber L.

Campania, Latium, Liguria, Sardinia, Sicily

Grill (1)

TOL

Castanea sativa Miller

Liguria

Hooks (1)

FSH

Acacia karroo Hayne

Sardinia

Illegal fishing (5)

ILF

Daphne gnidium L.

Tuscany

 

Euphorbia dendroides L.

Sicily

 

Euphorbia helioscopia L.

Sicily

 

Pistacia lentiscus L.

Tuscany

 

Verbascum thapsus L.

Tuscany

Making ships go faster (1)

SHB

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller

Campania

Mussel farming (3)

AQC

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Poiret) T. Durand et Schinz

Liguria

 

Castanea sativa Miller

Campania

 

Quercus ilex L.

Sardinia

Pulleys (1)

TOL

Pyrus communis L.

Liguria

Ramps (6)

TOL

Citrus aurantium L.

Campania

 

Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.

Campania

 

Cormus domestica (L.) Spach

Campania

 

Olea europaea L.

Campania

 

Quercus ilex L.

Campania, Sicily

 

Quercus pubescens Willd. subsp. pubescens

Campania

Ropes (8)

SHR

Agave americana L.

Sicily

 

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Poiret) T. Durand et Schinz

Latium, Liguria, Lucania, Sicily

 

Cannabis sativa L.

Sardinia, Sicily

 

Chamaerops humilis L.

Sardinia

 

Cocos nucifera L.

Liguria, Sardinia, Sicily

 

Juncus sp. pl.

Sardinia

 

Lygeum spartum L.

Sardinia

 

Phormium tenax J.R. et G. Forster

Sardinia

Ship building (33)

SHB

Agave americana L.

Sicily

 

Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

Liguria

 

Arbutus unedo L.

Liguria

 

Arundo donax L.

Sardinia

 

Castanea sativa Miller

Campania, Liguria

 

Ceratonia siliqua L.

Campania

 

Cormus domestica (L.) Spach

Campania

 

Fagus sylvatica L.

Campania, Liguria

 

Fraxinus ornus L.

Liguria

 

Fraxinus ornus L. subsp. ornus

Campania

 

Juglans regia L.

Liguria

 

Juncus acutus L.

Sardinia

 

Juniperus sp. pl.

Sardinia

 

Laburnum anagyroides Medik

Liguria

 

Larix decidua Mill.

Liguria

 

Mespilus germanica L.

Sicily

 

Morus sp.

Calabria, Liguria

 

Morus alba L.

Campania, Sicily

 

Olea europaea L.

Liguria

 

Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.

Liguria

 

Pinus sp.

Calabria, Liguria

 

Pinus halepensis Mill.

Sardinia, Sicily

 

Pinus nigra J.F. Arnold s.l.

Sardinia

 

Pinus pinaster Aiton s.l.

Liguria

 

Pinus pinea L.

Campania, Liguria

 

Prunus avium (L.) L.

Liguria

 

Quercus sp.

Calabria, Liguria

 

Quercus ilex L.

Campania, Liguria

 

Quercus pubescens Willd. subsp. pubescens

Campania

 

Quercus robur L. s.l.

Liguria

 

Robinia pseudoacacia L.

Liguria

 

Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla

Sardinia

 

Ulmus minor Miller s.l.

Campania, Liguria

Ship models (1)

SHB

Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.

Liguria

Shrouds (1)

SHR

Chamaerops humilis L.

Sardinia

Tools (10)

TOL

Arbutus unedo L.

Liguria

 

Arundo donax L.

Campania

 

Castanea sativa Miller

Liguria

 

Fagus sylvatica L.

Liguria

 

Fraxinus ornus L.

Liguria

 

Myrtus communis L.

Sardinia

 

Olea europaea L.

Latium

 

Phillyrea angustifolia L.

Sardinia

 

Tamarix africana Poir.

Sardinia

 

Tamarix gallica L.

Sardinia

Waterproofing (1)

DYE

Linum usitatissimum L.

Liguria

  1. Notes: BAR: Barrels (different parts of the barrels used for preserving fish); BAS: Basketry (baskets, trays and cages for fish); AQC: Aquaculture (dams for fish ponds and mussel farming); DYE: Dyeing (dyeing of fish nets, waterproofing and painting of boat parts); FNT: Fish nets (various parts of different kinds of fish nets); FTR: Fish traps (various parts of fish traps); FSH: Fishing (hooks, baits, floats, etc.); ILF: Illegal fishing (poisonous plants used to narcotize or catch fish); SHR: Shrouds (various ropes and shrouds); SHB: Ship building (different parts of boats: e.g., hull, keel, upperworks, transverse frames, etc.); TOL: Tools (different tools used in fishing: e.g., needles for repairing fish nets, grill for hanging fish nets, ramps and pulleys for pulling boats out of the water).