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Table 4 List of plants reported by at least 3 informants in Karst or Gorjanci, with their frequency, rank and Smith’s salience index

From: Folk use of medicinal plants in Karst and Gorjanci, Slovenia

Karst

Gorjanci

Plant

Freq.

Rank

Smith’s S

Plant

Freq.

Rank

Smith’s S

Sambucus nigra

24

4.5

0.794

Sambucus nigra

24

6.38

0.694

Salvia officinalis

22

11.45

0.448

Achillea millefolium

20

10

0.462

Rosa spp.

22

10.36

0.491

Tilia spp.

20

7.65

0.541

Thymus serpyllum

20

7.05

0.552

Matricaria chamomilla

19

10.05

0.465

Mentha spp.

18

8.22

0.458

Urtica dioica

17

8.24

0.398

Melissa officinalis

18

8.17

0.475

Hypericum perforatum

16

7.44

0.478

Matricaria chamomilla

16

11.44

0.329

Rosa spp.

16

17.25

0.200

Tilia spp.

16

7.13

0.439

Centaurium spp.

15

11.07

0.376

Achillea millefolium

14

10.29

0.328

Vaccinium myrtillus

15

14.67

0.259

Urtica dioica

13

9.85

0.300

Fragaria vesca

13

11.92

0.257

Crataegus spp.

13

9.08

0.335

Arnica montana

12

14.08

0.227

Foeniculum vulgare

13

12.69

0.241

Calendula officinalis

12

11.25

0.296

Juniperus communis

12

12.5

0.225

Primula vulgaris

12

8.5

0.301

Satureja spp.

11

9.64

0.252

Tussilago farfara

11

11.09

0.235

Centaurium spp.

11

12.36

0.216

Salvia officinalis

11

10.45

0.245

Hypericum perforatum

11

11.45

0.243

Equisetum arvense

10

14.8

0.203

Rosmarinus officinalis

11

11.36

0.224

Betula pendula

10

16.3

0.158

Rubus spp.

11

12.64

0.202

Picea abies

10

13.2

0.200

Prunus spinosa

10

11.7

0.207

Thymus serpyllum

9

9.22

0.228

Plantago spp.

10

11.4

0.208

Juglans regia

9

20.67

0.096

Laurus nobilis

9

16.56

0.087

Juniperus communis

9

19.33

0.121

Taraxacum officinale agg.

9

10

0.178

Plantago spp.

9

12.89

0.192

Calendula officinalis

9

10.78

0.197

Rubus spp.

8

15.38

0.157

Cornus mas

8

13.5

0.149

Mentha spp.

8

8

0.229

Origanum majorana

8

9.13

0.182

Viola spp.

7

9.86

0.178

Artemisia spp.

7

14.14

0.122

Taraxacum officinale agg.

7

21.86

0.095

Lavandula spp.

7

11.14

0.162

Carum carvi

7

12.71

0.166

Sempervivum tectorum

7

16

0.096

Melissa officinalis

7

8.43

0.209

Picea abies

6

13.33

0.080

Pulmonaria officinalis

7

11.29

0.184

Asparagus spp.

6

12.5

0.079

Sempervivum tectorum

6

13.83

0.110

Althaea officinalis

6

13.67

0.091

Potentilla erecta

6

18.83

0.097

Ruta graveolens

6

18.67

0.077

Sedum maximum

6

18

0.088

Sedum maximum

6

12.67

0.103

Crataegus spp.

6

7.83

0.167

Arnica montana

6

12.17

0.108

Artemisia spp.

6

22.67

0.068

Robinia pseudacacia

5

20.4

0.028

Quercus spp.

6

19

0.077

Fragaria vesca

5

15.4

0.087

Trifolium spp.

5

11.6

0.106

Aloysia citrodora

5

13

0.073

Pimpinella anisum

5

9.4

0.138

Prunus avium

4

17.25

0.016

Prunus spinosa

5

12.2

0.109

Tussilago farfara

4

15.5

0.069

Rubus idaeus

5

12.8

0.100

Anthyllis vulneraria

4

8.25

0.117

Bellis perennis

4

12

0.104

Levisticum officinale

4

13

0.07

Solidago spp.

4

13

0.085

Verbascum densiflorum

4

15.25

0.081

Origanum vulgare

4

9.75

0.068

Ocimum basilicum

3

10.33

0.061

Castanea sativa

4

17.25

0.055

Gentiana lutea

3

14

0.055

Allium ursinum

4

17.25

0.035

Aesculus hippocastanum

3

8.67

0.067

Symphytum officinale

3

13.33

0.055

Carum carvi

3

18.67

0.022

Berberis vulgaris

3

9.33

0.060

Tanacetum parthenium

3

17.33

0.010

Viscum album

3

24

0.028

Pimpinella anisum

3

12.33

0.061

Linum usitatissimum

3

23

0.029

Primula vulgaris

3

16

0.054

Robinia pseudacacia

3

25

0.038

    

Galium odoratum

3

26

0.028

  1. Plant species that were reported in only one of the two regions are printed in bold