Table 2 Ten most commonly used species in each of three categories
Habitat in the studied area | |
|---|---|
Only food plants | |
Cornus mas L. | forest fringes and clearings |
Cichorium intybus L. | road verges, ruderal habitats |
Chenopodium album L. | ruderal habitats, e.g. arable fields |
Prunus domestica L. | forest fringes (feral) |
Pyrus amygdaliformis Vill. | forest fringes |
Rubus idaeus L. | forest firnges |
Clematis vitalba L. | forest fringes |
Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC. | road verges, ruderal habitats |
Fragaria vesca L. | deciduous forests |
Allium ampeloprasum L. | road verges, ruderal habitats |
Plants from food – medicine spectrum | |
Rubus caesius L. | forest fringes, hedges, ruderal habitats |
Sambucus nigra L. | forest fringes, hedges, ruderal habitats |
Urtica dioica L. | ruderal habitats |
Dioscoraea communis L. | forest fringes, hedges |
Taraxacum spp. | roadsides, lawns, ruderal habitats |
Asparagus acutifolius L. | forest fringes, hedges, ruderal habitats |
Rosa canina L. | forest fringes, hedges |
Foeniculum vulgare Mill. | road verges, ruderal habitats |
Prunus spinosa L. | forest fringes, hedges |
Sorbus domestica L. | forest fringes and clearings |
Purely medicinal plants | |
Achillea millefolium L. | grasslands |
Tilia platyphyllos Scop. | feral and cultivated in villages |
Hypericum perforatum L. | grasslands |
Sempervivum tectorum L. | feral in rocky places in gardens, widely cultivated |
Artemisia absinthium L. | road verges, ruderal habitats, also cultivated |
Plantago lanceolata L. | road verges, grasslands |
Gentiana lutea L. ssp. symphyandra (Murb.) Hayek | dry grasslands |
Althaea officinalis L. | grasslands |
Matricaria chamomilla L. | ruderal habitats, e.g. arable fields, also cultivated |
Pinus nigra J.F.Arnold. | forest fringes, used for afforestation of grasslands |