A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus

Table 1 The 95th percentile species ranked by Cultural Importance. Species that also appear on the 95 %ile lists for individual regions are also given. Species which are on the 95 %ile lists ranked by Use Diversity and Use Value are indicated by bold typeface in that column

Scientific name	Cultural Importance (CI)	Regional CI 95th %ile	Use Diversity	Use Value
Juniperus hemisphaerica C.Presl	3.00	SR	1.10	0.02
Lycoperdon perlatum Pers. / Lycoperdon pyriforme Schaeff.	2.50	SR, TK	1.05	0.06
Betula litwinowii Doluch.	2.13	SK, TK	3.04	0.62
Cannabis sativa L.	2.00	SR, TK	1.24	0.23
Viola sp.	2.00	SK	0.69	0.06
Polygonum carneum C. Koch	2.00	TK	1.33	0.04
Viscum album L.	2.00	TK	0.69	0.04
Juniperus oblonga Bieb.	2.00	SR	1.39	0.02
Indet sp. 28	2.00	SK	0.69	0.02
Raphanus sativus L. var. major (black)	2.00	TK	0.69	0.02
Aethusa cynapium L.	2.00	TK	0.69	0.01
Angelica tatianae Bordz.	2.00	TK	0.69	0.01
Beta vulgaris L. (sugar beet)	2.00	SR	0.69	0.01
Lapsana grandiflora M. Bieb	2.00	TK	0.69	0.01
Sorbus terminalis Crantz.	2.00	SR	0.69	0.01
Corylus avellana L. / C. pontica K. Koch.	1.99	SR	1.72	1.15
Cichorium intybus L.	1.93	SR	1.63	0.17
Sambucus ebulus L.	1.93	SR	2.18	0.60
Nicotiana rustica L.	1.89	TK	1.81	0.22
Rosa canina L.	1.88	SK	1.69	0.09
Artemisia vulgaris L.	1.80	SR	1.52	0.07
Castanea sativa Mill.	1.79		1.68	0.26
Pinus kochiana Klotzsch ex K. Koch	1.78	SK, TK	2.39	1.02
Acer platanoides L.	1.75		1.15	0.04
Matricaria chamomilla L.	1.70	SK	1.84	0.23

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