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Table 4 Species ranked by cultural importance

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

Scientific name

Cultural Importance

Use Diversity

Use Value

Solanum tuberosum L.

1.15

0.58

1.14

Allium victorialis L.

1.78

1.20

1.10

Rubus idaeus L.

1.12

0.52

1.10

Pinus kochiana Klotzsch ex K. Koch

2.48

2.57

1.07

Raphanus sativus L. var. major

1.00

0.00

0.99

Cucumis sativus L.

1.08

0.58

0.97

Allium sativum L.

1.00

0.08

0.97

Betula litwinowii Doluch.

2.28

2.79

0.96

Vaccinium myrtillus L.

1.26

0.85

0.94

Daucus carota L. ssp. sativus

1.00

0.00

0.94

Agasyllis latifolia (Bieb.) Boiss.

1.44

1.61

0.93

Anethum graveolens L.

1.00

0.00

0.90

Urtica dioica L.

1.27

1.37

0.89

Coriandrum sativum L.

1.00

0.00

0.89

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss.

1.00

0.24

0.87

Brassica oleracea L.

1.00

0.00

0.83

Chaerophyllum caucasicum Schischk.

1.26

1.20

0.80

Sorbus caucasigena Kom.

1.28

1.55

0.79

Viburnum lantana L.

1.44

1.23

0.79

Beta vulgaris L.

1.06

0.21

0.79