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Table 1 Wild leafy vegetables collected in Shiri, Daghestan. The most popular leafy vegetables collected in Shiri during field walks are presented in the table. Local names shown in the table are the most widespread ones

From: The social context of wild leafy vegetables uses in Shiri, Daghestan

Local name

Latin name

Plant family

Plant part

Usage

Herbarium number

sːisːupi

Allium victorialis L.

Amaryllidaceae

leaves

cooking, drying, snack

WABG 002645

birikːa

Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.

Apiaceae

leaf stalk

snack

WABG 002652

ʁˤupːisqʷa

Anthriscus sp.

Apiaceae

leaf stalk

snack

WABG 002662

haq’ul

Arctium lappa L.

Asteraceae

stem, root (young, first year)

snack

WABG 002663

duc’armura

Bunias orientalis L.

Brassicaceae

flowers

snack

WABG 002646

qːaʁa

Cephalaria transsylvanica (L.) Schrader ex Roem. et Schult.

Dipsacaceae

leaves

cooking

WABG 002659

ʡaˤʁʷamura

Cerastium davuricum Fisch. ex Spreng.

Caryophyllaceae

leaves

cooking, drying

WABG 002660

biričːa

Chaerophyllum aureum L.

Apiaceae

leaf stalk

snack

WABG 002654

bah gʷa̰gʷa̰

Crocus reticulatus Steven ex Adam

Iridaceae

flowers

snack

no herbarium specimen

pilalaw:ti

Fritillaria collina Adam

Liliaceae

flowers

snack

no herbarium specimen

podsniezhnik (rus.) bah gʷa̰gʷa̰

Galanthus spp.

Amaryllidaceae

flowers bulbs

snack

no herbarium specimen

q’aramura

Galega orientalis Lam.

Leguminosae

leaves

snack

WABG 002650

ʁʷaža birikːa

Heracleum apiifolium Boiss.

Apiaceae

leaf stalk

snack

WABG 002651

qːaˤnala čutni

Malva spp. (Malva neglecta Wallr. and M. pusilla Sm.)

Malvaceae

leaves, stem, unripe fruit, nectar

cooking, snack (unripe fruit and nectar sucking)

WABG 002653 WABG 002665

guržinakːʷi

Oberna multifida (Adams) Ikonn.

Caryophyllaceae

leaves

cooking, drying

WABG 002661

q’urtabːisqʷa

Pimpinella cf. major (L.) Huds.

Apiaceae

leaf stalk

snack

WABG 002656

daga̰la qʼar

Plantago major L.

Plantaginaceae

leaves

cooking

WABG 002655

žibžni

Polygonum aviculare agg. sensu lato L.

Polygonaceae

stem with leaves

cooking

WABG 002649

piervocviet (rus.) bah gʷa̰gʷa̰

Primula veris subsp. macrocalyx (Bunge) Lüdi

Primulaceae

flowers

snack

WABG 002658

q’ac’miža

Rumex acetosa L.

Polygonaceae

leaves

snack

WABG 002657

sirič’ič’ni

Sedum spurium M. Bieb.

Crassulaceae

leaves

snack

WABG 002664

mec

Urtica urens L. and U. dioica L.

Urticaceae

leaves

cooking

WABG 002647 WABG 002648

  1. Snacks not only eaten on the spot, but also brought back from the trip to share with co-villagers met in the street or at the godekan (central meeting point in the village). Collected by both adults and children
  2. Cooking ħuˤlkni / chudu (pie with filling), kurze (dumplings) and soup
  3. Drying only to send to the lowlands for ħuˤlkni or kurze fillings