Table 3 Frequency of different phytonyms related to bears for the most named taxa in the “bear-richest” languages

Heracleum sphondylium L. incl. Heracleum sibiricum L.

5

14

1

3

3

2

2

4

4

3

1

3

4

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

8

4

5

1

1

7

4

5

1

3

3

3

1

1

1

1

2

Rubus caesius L.

3

1

3

1

5

3

1

2

Acanthus mollis L.

1

1

1

3

1

2

3

2

Allium ursinum L.

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

Lycopodium clavatum L.

1

5

1

3

2

1

1

Primula auricula L.

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Polytrichum commune Hedw.

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

Empetrum nigrum L.

3

1

1

1

2

1

Paris quadrifolia L.

2

1

1

2

1

1

1

Arctous alpina (L.) Nied.

1

1

1

1

1

Verbascum spp.

1

1

1

1

1

2

Equisetum arvense L.

1

1

1

1

3

Heracleum spp.

1

2

1

1

1

Calla palustris L.

1

1

1

1

1