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Table 5 The top twenty taxa and their main other 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 (%)

Arundo donax L. (Poaceae) BCN 156562

Inflorescence, stem, whole plant

Agrosilvopastoral management, basketry, domestic, ludic, unclassified

79

6.23

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

Aerial part, ash, fruit, stem

Cane elaboration, domestic, fuel obtention, magic and religious beliefs and practices

75

5.91

Celtis australis L. (Cannabaceae) BCN 125477

Seed, stem

Agrosilvopastoral management, cane elaboration, ludic

72

5.67

Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. (Fabaceae) BCN 125504

Aerial part, flower

Broom elaboration, honey obtention

52

4.10

Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench (Asteraceae) BCN 96758

Aerial part, inflorescence

Air freshener, bouquet elaboration, broom elaboration, honey obtention, magic and religious beliefs and practices

49

3.86

Genista scorpius (L.) DC. in Lam. et DC. (Fabaceae) BCN 156592

Aerial part

Domestic, for pig slaughter, fuel obtention, unclassified

47

3.70

Mantisalca salmantica (L.) Briq. et Cavill. (Asteraceae) BCN 125420

Aerial part

Broom elaboration

34

2.68

Typha latifolia L. (Typhaceae) BCN 31314

Aerial part, leaf

Agrosilvopastoral management, bouquet elaboration, unclassified

33

2.60

Viscum album L. subsp. austriacum (Wiesb.) Vollm. (Santalaceae) BCN 125518

Aerial part, stem

For hunting, magic and religious beliefs and practices, recollection for selling

32

2.52

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

Ash, flower, stem

Domestic, fuel obtaining, honey obtention

31

2.44

Lygeum spartum L. (Poaceae) BCN 125497

Aerial part

Agrosilvopastoral management, rope elaboration, shoe elaboration

28

2.21

Lavandula latifolia Medic. (Lamiaceae) BCN 96766

Aerial part, whole plant

Air freshener, bouquet elaboration, cosmetic, for gardening

24

1.89

Pinus halepensis Mill. (Pinaceae) BCN 150381

Ash, stem, whole plant

Domestic, folk oral literature, fuel obtention

24

1.89

Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) BCN 156603

Aerial part, flower

Cosmetic, smoking, honey obtention

24

1.89

Sorbus domestica L. (Rosaceae) BCN 150384

Fruit, stem, whole plant

Folk oral literature, unclassified

23

1.81

Urtica urens L. (Urticaceae) BCN 150351

Aerial part

Agrosilvopastoral management

22

1.73

Linum tenuifolium L. subsp. suffruticosum (L.) Litard. (Linaceae) BCN 125496

Whole plant

Folk oral literature

20

1.58

Quercus coccifera L. (Fagaceae) BCN 150369

Aerial part, stem

Domestic, cane elaboration, fuel obtention

20

1.58

Pistacia lentiscus L. (Anacardiaceae) BCN 125514

Aerial part, fruit

For hunting, repellent

18

1.42

Aphyllanthes monspeliensis L. (Asparagaceae) BCN 125510

Root, whole plant

Domestic, recollection for selling, unclassified

16

1.26

  1. The number of UR is the total number, not only the UR according to uses with three or more use reports