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Table 1 Popular plant taxa used in at least three case studies with a cumulative RI value higher than 1

Plant taxa	Common name (English)	# Case studies reporting	Sum of RI
Zingiber officinale Roscoe	Ginger	14	4.9
Allium sativum L.	Garlic	12	3.8
Allium cepa L.	Onion	9	3.7
Curcuma longa L.	Turmeric	7	2.9
Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck	Lemon	7	2.7
Matricaria chamomilla L.	Chamomile	5	1.8
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze	Tea	5	1.6
Urtica dioica L.	Nettle	4	1.4
Capsicum annuum L.	Chili pepper	4	1.2
Malus domestica Borkh.	Apple	6	1.1

The RI (relative importance) value was calculated as the proportion of people (or Internet posts for Belarus, Lithuania, and Poland) mentioning a plant species in each case study (by country, city, or region). The cumulative RI value represents the sum over all case studies

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