Table 1 Wild and weedy plants interchanged in the traditional Phurépecha markets studied
Scientific name | Common name | Use form | Distribution area | Management form | Market* | Interchange type** | Offering communities | Months of the year offered | Voucher number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agave inaequidens Koch | Jiote | Edible | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1, 3 | Barter (trade) | 3 | 7 | PhR |
Amaranthus hybridus L. | Quelite de trigo, quintonil | Edible | Agricultural areas | Gathering, tolerance | 1, 3 | Barter, trade | 4 | 6 | BFH-362 |
Brassica rapa L. | Mostaza (vaina y quelite) | Edible | Agricultural areas | Gathering, tolerance | 1, 2, 3 | Barter, trade | 5 | 7 | BFH-360 |
Chenopodium berlandieri Moq. | Quelite cenizo | Edible | Lake shoreline, agricultural areas | Gathering, enhancing | 1, 2, 3 | Barter, trade | 10 | 11 | BFH-351 |
Crataegus mexicana Moc. & Sessé ex DC | Tejocote | Edible | Pine-oak and oak forests, agricultural areas | Gathering | 1, 2 | Barter | 1 | 3 | PhR |
Opuntia atropes Rose | Nopales | Edible | Subtropical scrub, homegardens | Gathering, enhancing | 1, 2, 3 | Barter, trade | 15 | 10 | PhR |
Opuntia sp. | Xoconostle | Edible | Subtropical scrub | Gathering | 1 | Barter (trade) | 1 | 3 | PhR |
Portulaca oleracea L. | Verdolaga | Edible | Agricultural areas | Gathering, tolerance, enhancing | 1, 3 | Barter, trade | 10 | 6 | BFH-365 |
Prunus serotina subsp. capuli (Cav. ex Spreng.) McVaugh | Capulines (fruits and flowers) | Edible | Pine-oak and oak forests, agricultural areas, homegardens | Selective gathering, selective tolerance, selective enhancing | 1, 2, 3 | Barter, trade | 6 | 4 | PhR |
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek | Berro | Edible | Lake shoreline | Gathering | 1, 3 | Barter, trade | 4 | 8 | BFH-355 |
Rubus Liebmannii Focke | Zarzamora | Edible | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1, 2, 3 | Trade | 7 | 8 | PhR |
Rumex obtusifolius L. | Juan Primero | Edible | Agricultural areas, ruderal areas, pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1, 2 | Barter | 7 | 8 | BFH-359 |
Solanum lycopersicum L. | Jitomate silvestre | Edible | Agricultural areas | Gathering, enhancing | 2 | Barter | 1 | 1 | PhR |
Tagetes micrantha Cav. | Anís | Edible, condiment | Agricultural areas, ruderal, pine-oak and oak forests | Selective gathering | 1, 3 | Barter, trade | 10 | 7 | BFH-366 |
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants | Epazote | Edible as condiment | Homegardens | Gathering, enhancing | 1, 2, 3 | Trade, barter | 4 | 5 | BFH-361 |
Laelia autumnalis (Lex.) Lindl. | Flor de ánima o lirio | Ceremonial | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1, 3 | Trade | 2 | 1 | PhR |
Bryophyta sensu lato | Musgo | Ceremonial, ornamental | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 3 | Trade | – | 2 | PhR |
Calochortus purpureus (Kunth) Baker | Flores moraditas | Ceremonial, ornamental | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1 | Trade | 2 | 1 | BFH-371 |
Castilleja scorzonerifolia Kunth | Flor de terciopelo | Ceremonial, ornamental | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1 | Trade | 1 | 1 | BFH-373 |
Cosmos bipinnatus Cav. | Mirasoles | Ceremonial, ornamental | Pine-oak and oak forests, agricultural areas, ruderal | Gathering | 1, 3 | Trade | 1 | 1 | BFH-372 |
Laelia speciosa (Kunth) Schltr. | Orquídea, flor de corpus | Ceremonial, ornamental | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1, 2, 3 | Barter, trade | 1 | 2 | PhR |
Lupinus montanus Kunth | Flor morada | Ceremonial, ornamental | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1 | Trade | 1 | 1 | PhR |
Stevia monardifolia Kunth | Servilletilla | Ceremonial, ornamental | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1 | Trade | 1 | 1 | PhR |
Tillandsia sp. | Heno | Ceremonial, ornamental | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 3 | Trade | – | 2 | PhR |
Milla biflora Cav. | Estrellitas | Ceremonial, ornamental, medicinal, aromatic | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1, 3 | Trade | 4 | 2 | BFH-370 |
Tagetes lucida Cav. | Santa María | Ceremonial, ornamental, medicinal, insecticide | Pine-oak and oak forests, ruderal, agricultural areas | Gathering | 1 | Trade | 3 | 3 | BFH-367 |
Acalypha phleoides Cav. | Hierba del cáncer | Medicinal | Homegardens | Enhancing | 1 | Barter, trade | 1 | 1 | BFH-363 |
Agastache mexicana (Kunth) Lint & Epling | Toronjil | Medicinal | Pine-oak and oak forests, homegardens | Gathering, enhancing | 1, 2 | Barter, trade | 2 | 5 | BFH-353 |
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. | Istafiate | Medicinal | Pine-oak and oak forests, ruderal | Gathering | 1 | Barter, trade | 1 | 1 | BFH-374 |
Chenopodium graveolens Lag & Rodr. | Epazote de perro | Medicinal | Homegardens | Gathering, enhancing | 3 | Trade | 1 | 1 | BFH-369 |
Clinopodium macrostemum (Moc. & Sessé ex Benth.) Kuntze | Nurite | Medicinal | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering, enhancing, transplanting, sowing | 1, 2, 3 | Barter, trade | 2 | 5 | BFH-354 |
Equisetum sp. | Cola de caballo | Medicinal | Riparian vegetation | Gathering | 1, 3 | Barter, trade | 4 | 10 | BFH-357 |
Eryngium carlinae F. Delaroche | Hierba del sapo | Medicinal | Pine-oak and oak forests, ruderal | Gathering | 1, 3 | Barter, trade | 3 | 2 | BFH-368 |
Gnaphalium spp. | Gordolobo | Medicinal | Pine-oak and oak forests, agricultural areas, ruderal | Gathering | 1, 2, 3 | Barter, trade | 3 | 6 | BFH-358 |
Heterotheca inuloides Cass. | Árnica | Medicinal | Pine-oak and oak forests, ruderal | Gathering | 1, 3 | Barter, trade | 10 | 11 | BFH-356 |
Loeselia mexicana (Lam.) Brand | Espinosilla | Medicinal | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1, 3 | Trade | 2 | 2 | BFH-364 |
Marrubium vulgare L. | Marubio | Medicinal | Homegardens, ruderal | Gathering, enhancing | 1, 2, 3 | Barter, trade | 3 | 11 | BFH-352 |
Ternstroemia lineata DC. | Trompillo | Medicinal | Pine-oak and oak forests | Gathering | 1, 2, 3 | Trade | 1 | 2 | PhR |