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Table 1 Recorded food taxa in Northern and Southern Bukovina. DUR Detailed Use Reports; RO Romanian Hutsuls; UA Ukrainian Hutsuls

From: Knowledge transmission patterns at the border: ethnobotany of Hutsuls living in the Carpathian Mountains of Bukovina (SW Ukraine and NE Romania)

Latin name, Family and voucher specimens

Local names

Used part(s)

Preparation

DUR

RO

UA

Acer spp. including Acer pseudoplatanus L.

(Sapindaceae)

NB225; NB226

Paltin; явір; клен (Yavir; klen)

Sap

Drink

 

4

Fruits (dried)

Tea

4

 

Achillea millefolium L.

(Asteraceae)

SB011; SB050; SB074

NB007; NB017; NB039

Coada șoaricelului; деревій (Derevii)

Aerial parts (dried)

Tea

3

2

Armoracia rusticana P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.

(Brassicaceae)

SB031

NB028

Hrean; хрень; хрін; хреню

(Khren; khrin; khreniu)

Roots

Salad (with beetroots)

13

3

Seasoning

7

 

Raw

 

5

Pickles (cucumbers, tomatoes)

 

7

Fermenting

 

1

Leaves

Pickles (cucumbers)

1

 

Whole plant

Seasoning

1

 

Arnica montana L.

(Asteraceae)

Гарник; арник (Harnyk; arnyk)

Aerial parts (dried)

Tea

2

3

Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott (Rosaceae)

чорна рябіна

(Chorna riabina^)

Fruits

Kvas

 

1

Atriplex hortensis L. (Amaranthaceae)

SB004; SB018

Lobodă; натина§; лобода (natyna§; loboda)

Aerial parts

Soup

8

 

Leaves

Sarmale

2

 

Betula pendula Roth

(Betulaceae)

NB041; NB049; NB115

Береза (bereza)

Sap

Drink

 

11

Strong alcohol

 

5

Leaves

Mixed tea

 

1

Carum carvi L.

(Apiaceae)

SB007

NB037

Săcărică; Cmin; Hmel; хміль§; тмин; хміль польовий§; кмин

(Khmil§; tmyn; Khmil polovyi§; kmyn)

Aerial parts

Tea

3

 

Seasoning

2

 

Seeds

Tea

1

5

Seasoning

2

 

Fermenting

3

 

Pickles

 

2

Bread additive

 

3

Chenopodium album L. (Amaranthaceae)

SB022

NB139

Lobodă; натина§; лебеда (Natyna§; lebeda)

Aerial parts

Soup

3

2

Stewed (with cream)

1

1

Seasoning (dried)

1

 

Cichorium intybus L.

(Asteraceae)

петрів батіг (Petriv batih)

Aerial parts

Tea

 

1

Coriandrum sativum L.

(Apiaceae)

колєндра (Koliendra)

Seeds

Smoking (meat seasoning)

 

1

Corylus avellana L.

(Betulaceae)

SB089

Alune

Fruits

Raw

5

 

Crataegus spp. including Crataegus monogyna Jacq. (Rosaceae)

NB006; NB066

Глід (Hlid)

Fruits

Tea

 

2

Epilobium angustifolium L. (Onagraceae)

NB057

іван чай, демник§; ;имник§

(ivan chai, demnyk§; dymnyk§)

Aerial parts

Tea

 

3

Equisetum spp. including Equisetum arvense L.; Equisetum sylvaticum L

(Equisetaceae)

SB020

NB068, NB093, NB113, NB114

Barba ursului; Coada calului; Padivolos; хвощ польловий, падиволос§;

(Khvoshch pollovyi, padyvolos)

Aerial parts

Tea

2

1

Fagus sylvatica L.

(Fagaceae)

SB060,

NB168

Fag; бук (Buk)

Wood

Smoking (meat)

19

1

Fragaria vesca L.

(Rosaceae)

SB094

NB004, NB015, NB056

Fragi; Frăguța; ягода§; ягоди; ягода черлена§; (yahoda§; yahody§; yahoda cherlena§)

Fruits

Raw

4

2

Jam

14

9

Compote

3

1

Dessert

2

 

Tea

2

 

Juice

1

1

Syrup

2

 

Frozen

 

1

Gentiana spp. possibly including Gentiana lutea L. and Gentiana asclepiadea L.

(Gentianaceae)

Gingiura

Aerial parts

Infused in strong alcohol

4

 

Humulus lupulus L.

(Cannabaceae)

SB081

NB182

Hamei; хміль (Khmil)

Flowers

Beer

6

 

Bread starter

 

2

Hypericum spp. including Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae)

SB068; SB092

NB005, NB034, NB046, NB085

Pojarniță; Sunătoare; звіробій; звіробой (Zvirobii; zviroboi)

Aerial parts

Tea

3

8

Levisticum officinale W.D.J.Koch (Apiaceae)

Любисток (Liubystok)

Aerial parts

Tea

 

2

Matricaria chamomilla L. (Asteraceae)

SB002; SB019

NB127

Mușețel; Romaniță; ромашка; романіца; романець; румєниць (Romashka; romanitsa; romanets; rumienyts)

Aerial parts

Tea

4

9

Mentha spp.

(Lamiaceae)

SB014; SB016; SB034; SB096

NB079, NB080, NB097

Mentă de doi culoari; менти; Mentă tare; Minta; мята (Miata)

Leaves

Tea

5

1

Origanum vulgare L.

(Lamiaceae)

NB033; NB055; NB021

Материнка (Materynka)

Aerial parts

Tea

 

4

Seasoning

 

1

Oxalis acetosella L.

(Oxalidaceae)

NB058

Квасениця звичайна (Kvasenytsia zvychaina)

Leaves

Salad

 

1

Snack

 

1

Papaver rhoeas L.

SB044a; SB044b; SB044c

Mac

Seeds

Food additive

1

 

Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.

(Pinaceae)

SB008; SB021

NB043

Brad; смерека (Smereka)

Sprouts

Jam

2

 

Wood

Smoking (meat)

1

2

Plantago major L.

(Plantaginaceae)

NB022; NB047; NB132

Подорожник (Podorozhnyk)

Aerial parts

Tea

 

2

Populus tremula L.

(Salicaceae)

Осика (Osyka)

Wood

Smoking (meat)

 

1

Primula veris L.

(Primulaceae)

Cioboțica cucului

Aerial parts

Tea

6

 

Quercus spp. including

Quercus robur L. and Quercus rubra L.

(Fagaceae)

SB056

NB160

Stejar; Duba; дуб

(Dub)

Leaves

Pickles (cucumbers)

 

3

Young branches

Pickles

6

 

Rosa canina L.

(Rosaceae)

SB062

NB016; NB083

Măceș

Fruits

Tea

1

 

Rosa rugosa L.; Rosa centifolia L. (Rosaceae)

SB023

Trandafir; роза (Roza)

Petals

Jam

14

 

Jelly

2

 

Syrup

4

 

Tea

4

 

Rubus spp. including

Rubus caesius L. and Rubus fructicosus L.

(Rosaceae)

SB083

NB010; NB062;NB063

Чорниця; ожина; єжевіка

(Chornytsia; ozhyna; yezhevika)

Mure; чорниці (Chornytsi)

Fruits

Jam

9

3

Raw

2

 

Compote

1

1

Infused in alcohol

2

 

Juice

1

1

Syrup

2

 

Aerial parts

Tea

2

 

Flowers

Tea

 

1

Rubus idaeus L.

(Rosaceae)

SB009; SB071

NB081

Zmeură; малина

(Malyna)

Aerial parts

Tea

3

4

Fruits

Juice

5

6

Raw

7

2

Compote

6

7

Jam

18

13

Dessert

1

 

Syrup

4

 

Frozen

 

2

Tincture

 

1

Rumex acetosa L.

(Polygonaceae)

NB081

Квас§; щавель; квасок§ (kvas§; shchavel; kvasok§)

Leaves

Soup

 

21

Salad

 

2

Snack

 

2

Rumex alpinus L.

(Polygonaceae)

SB067

NB003

Ștevie

Leaves

Stewed (with cream)

1

 

Sambucus nigra L.

(Adoxaceae)

SB084

NB054

Soc; бузина ( Buzyna)

Flowers

Juice

2

 

Tea

1

 

Fruits

Jam

 

2

Sorbus spp. including Sorbus aucuparia (Rosaceae)

SB055

NB232

Scoruș; щкорох§ (shchkorokh§)

Flowers

Tea

 

1

Fruits

Kvas

 

1

Various

4

 

Taraxacum officinale Webb (Asteraceae)

SB063

NB016; NB048

Papădie; кульбаба (kulbaba)

Flowers

Jam

1

 

Aerial parts

Salad

 

3

Roots

Salad

 

2

Coffee

 

2a

Tea

 

1

Thymus spp. including Thymus vulgaris L. and Thymus serpyllum L.

(Lamiaceae)

SB001; SB090

NB027; NB125; NB030

чабер; чебрець;чебрик; городній чебрець (Chaber; chebrets; chebryk; horodnii chebrets )

Thymus vulgaris: Cimbru; Cimbru sălbatic; чеберецьсадовий (cheberets sadovyi)

Thymus serpyllum:

Cimbrișor; чебрек польовий; чебрець звичайний, чебрик польовий; польовий чебрець (chebrek polovyi; chebrets zvychainyi, chebryk polovyi; polovyi chebrets)

Aerial parts

Tea

4

8

Seasoning

16

8

Tilia cordata Mill.

(Malvaceae)

SB017

NB253

Tei; липа (Lypa)

Flowers

Tea

2

12

Tussilago farfara L.

(Asteraceae)

SB065; SB085

NB072; NB133

Podbal; мати й мачуха (Maty y machukha)

Leaves

Sarmale

5

 

Aerial parts

Tea

 

2

Urtica dioica L.

(Urticaceae)

SB088,

NB026; NB048

Urzică; кропива (Kropyva)

Aerial parts (young)

Soup

17

 

Borsh

4

25

Stewed (with cream)

2

 

Salad

 

1

Seasoning

 

1

Vaccinium myrtillus L.

(Ericaceae)

SB006

NB060

Afina; афини; афинник

(Afyny; afynnyk)

Aerial parts

Strong alcohol (afinata)

6

 

Tea

9

7

Fruits

Juice

5

2

Syrup

3

3

Frozen

1

2

Preserved in rachiu

1

 

Raw (with sugar)

2

1

Compote

4

4

Jam

17

18

Cake

1

 

Preserved with sugar

1

 

‘Wine’

1

1

Dessert

 

3

Dried

 

1

Snack

 

1

Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.

(Ericaceae)

SB010

NB061

Merișoare; ґоґодзи§; гогдзі§; брусніка

(Gogodzy§; hohdzi§; brusnika)

Fruits

Raw

4

 

Jam

7

9

Juice

8

1

Drink

1

 

Compote

2

1

Syrup

 

2

Frozen

 

1

Snack

 

1

Tea

 

3

Kvas

 

1

Viburnum opulus L.

(Adoxaceae)

NB223

Călină; калина (Kalyna)

Fruits

Strong alcohol (Calinata)

4

 

Preserved in jars

2

 

Syrup

2

 

Aerial parts

Tea

 

3

  1. Plant names mentioned by Ukrainian Hutsuls are reported in Cyrillic (with transliteration). Plant names mentioned by Romanian Hutsuls are reported in the Latin alphabet. Plant names not reported in Romanian or Ukrainian dictionaries or in publications available for the area (e.g. Pieroni and Soukand, 2017), and are therefore probably Hutsul names, are marked with a §. Russian names are marked with a ^
  2. adenotes a past use