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Table 2 Top 10 wild plant species most frequently cited for food purposes and currently used by informants in each of the four Sicilian Regional Parks, shown here the Cultural Importance Index

From: A survey of wild plant species for food use in Sicily (Italy) – results of a 3-year study in four Regional Parks

Plant species

Botanical family

Number of interview in which it was cited

Frequency (%)a

Cultural Importance Index

Cichorium intybus L.

Asteraceae

221

27.55

0.37

Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

Apiaceae

203

25.31

0.31

Borago officinalis L.

Boraginacae

149

18.57

0.23

Asparagus acutifolius L.

Asparagaceae

151

18.82

0.21

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller.

Cactaceae

143

18.00

0.19

Sonchus oleraceus (L.) L.

Asteraceae

144

17.95

0.19

Clinopodium nepeta (L.) Kuntze

Lamiaceae

127

15.83

0.16

Ruscus aculeatus L.

Asparagaceae

79

9.85

0.12

Centaurea solstitialis L. subsp. schouwii (DC.) Gugler

Asteraceae

75

9.35

0.11

Laurus nobilis L.

Lauraceae

75

9.35

0.09

  1. aas a percentage of citations of the total of 802 informants