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Table 4 The top twenty taxa and their main food uses with three or more UR

From: Filling the gaps: ethnobotanical study of the Garrigues district, an arid zone in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula)

Taxon, family and herbarium voucher

Used part

Uses with UR ≥ 3

Total UR

Total UR (%)

Thymus vulgaris L. (Lamiaceae) BCN 96764

Aerial part

Boiled in water, condiment

74

4.34

Papaver rhoeas L. (Papaveraceae) BCN 125507

Aerial part, leaf

Raw

69

4.05

Rubus ulmifolius Schott (Rosaceae) BCN 156557

Fruit

Cooked with sugar, high-grade alcoholic beverage, raw

69

4.05

Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea var. europaea (Oleaceae) BCN 125505

Fruit, leaf

Air-dried*, macerated in water, preserved in oil, preserved in vinegar

65

3.81

Prunus dulcis (Mill.) Weeb. (Rosaceae) BCN 125495

Fruit, seed

Air-dried, cooked with oil, cooked with sugar, milk-based beverage, preserved in vinegar, raw, toasted, water-based beverage

65

3.81

Satureja montana L. (Lamiaceae) BCN 125403

Aerial part

Condiment

56

3.28

Sonchus oleraceus L. (Asteraceae) BCN 125509

Leaf

Raw

52

3.05

Arbutus unedo L. (Ericaceae) BCN 96768

Fruit

Cooked with sugar, raw

50

2.93

Ficus carica L. (Moraceae) BCN 150361

Fruit

Air-dried, high-grade alcoholic beverage, raw

49

2.87

Celtis australis L. (Cannabaceae) BCN 125477

Fruit

Raw

48

2.82

Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) BCN 156603

Aerial part

Condiment

45

2.64

Cydonia oblonga Mill. (Rosaceae) BCN 150356

Fruit

Cooked with sugar

38

2.23

Sorbus domestica L. (Rosaceae) BCN 150384

Fruit

Air-dried, raw

37

2.17

Foeniculum vulgare Mill. subsp. piperitum (Ucria) Cout. (Apiaceae) BCN 125404

Aerial part, fruit

Boiled in water, condiment, raw

34

1.99

Malva sylvestris L. (Malvaceae) BCN 125508

Flower, fruit

Raw

34

1.99

Beta vulgaris L. subsp. maritima (L.) Arcang. (Amaranthaceae) BCN 156567

Leaf

Boiled in water, raw

33

1.94

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. (Asteraceae) BCN 125516

Inflorescence

Raw

33

1.94

Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke (Caryophyllaceae) BCN 96770

Leaf

Boiled in water, cooked with oil, raw

31

1.82

Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae) BCN 29952

Fruit

Cooked with sugar, preserved

31

1.82

Laurus nobilis L. (Lauraceae) BCN 150355

Leaf

Condiment

30

1.76

  1. The number of UR is the total number, not only the UR according to uses with three or more use reports. Uses with no sign are for humans and those marked with an asterisk (*) are for animals
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