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Table 6 The 95th percentile species for Samtskhe-Javakheti home gardens, ranked by Cultural Importance and by Use value. For comparison, species that also appear on the 95 %ile lists for the other two regions are shown. Species which are on the 95 %ile lists are indicated by bold typeface in that column

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

Species

Samtshke-Javakheti

TK

SR

Cultural Importance

  Morus alba L.

3.00

 

1.00

  Urtica dioica L.

2.00

1.00

1.00

  Mentha pulegium L.

1.44

  

  Sinapis arvensis L.

1.33

1.00

 

  Staphylea colchica Steven

1.33

1.00

1.00

  Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli)

1.29

 

1.00

Use Value

  Phaseolus sativus L.

1.53

0.68

0.84

  Beta vulgaris L.

1.32

0.81

1.00

  Prunus divaricata Ledeb.

1.32

0.35

0.97

  Solanum tuberosum L.

1.18

1.18

1.05

  Cucurbita pepo L.

1.18

0.41

0.35

  Allium sativum L.

1.15

1.00

1.25