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Table 2 Endangered and protected medicinal plants species used in traditional folk medicine in the region of South Tyrol according to [29]

From: Traditional medicinal plants in South Tyrol (northern Italy, southern Alps): biodiversity and use

Red-list status

Count

Species

Extinct

2

Eryngium amethystinum, Eryngium campestre

Critically endangered

1

Cetraria islandica, Mentha pulegium, Usnea barbata

Endangered

4

Cyanus segetum, Dipsacus fullonum, Marrubium vulgare, Rosa montana, Usnea dasypoga

Vulnerable

8

Adiantum capillus-venerisa, Allium ursinum, Gentiana luteab, Hyoscyamus niger, Ilex aquifoliuma, Anacamptis morioa, Primula matthiolia, Quercus robur

Near threatened

11

Althaea officinalis, Centaurium erythraeaa, Drosera rotundifoliaa, Galega officinalis, Leonurus cardiaca, Lilium bulbiferuma, Malva alcea, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nasturtium officinale, Nepeta cataria, Salix pentandra

Least concern

238

Abies albab, Aquilegia einseleanaa, Arnica montanab, Botrychium lunariaa, Cyclamen purpurascensa, Gentiana acaulisa, Gentiana punctataa, Lilium martagona, Lycopodium clavatumb, Primula auriculaa, Primula elatiora, Primula glutinosaa, Primula verisa, Primula vulgarisa, Anemone vernalisa, Ruscus aculeatusb

Data deficient

2

Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla xanthochlora

Not evaluated

11

Aesculus hippocastanum, Fomitopsis officinalis, Lamium galeobdolon, Heracleum sphondylium, Lepidium sativum, Fomitopsis betulina, Ribes petraeum

  1. a = protected, and b = partially protected. See complete list in Appendix C