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Table 6 Prioritized plant species in different WEP categories

From: Why they eat, what they eat: patterns of wild edible plants consumption in a tribal area of Western Himalaya

Categories

Botanical name

Local name

Vegetables

Fagopyrum esculentum

Fafra

Diplazium maximum

Lengadu

Pleurotus sp. Wild mushroom on Ulmus wallichiana

Kyaun

Colocasia esculenta

Kachalu

Fruits

Prunus armeniaca

Shaade

Juglans regia

Khod

Rubus ellipticus

Aakhre

Berberis aristata

Shamle

Prunus cornuta

Jamnu

Chutney

Rhododendron arboreum

Braah

Mentha longifolia

Jangli pudina

Rumex hastatus

Jhemlu

Oxalis latifolia

Malori

Flavoring food

Angelica glauca

Chora

Viola pilosa

Banaksha

Foeniculum vulgare

Sounp

Thymus linearis

Van ajwain

Raw food

Oxalis corniculata

Almori

Rumex dentatus

Milu

Oxalis latifolia

Malori

Local brew

Selinum tenuifolium

Matoshal