Table 2 Usage information of plants among Mongolian folk recorded in MAKK
Usage | Scientific name | Parts | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
Edible | Agriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq. | Seed | Substitute of grain, grinding into powder, Steamed or Fried |
Potentilla anserine L. | Root tuber | – | |
Graziery | Haloxylon ammodendron (C. A. Mey.) Bunge | Browse | Forage, Feeded camel |
Achnatherum inebrians (Hance) Keng | Whole plant | Poisonous plant, Prevent poisoning of horses after ingestion | |
Fuelwood | Haloxylon ammodendron (C. A. Mey.) Bunge | Whole plant | Fuel, burned |
Building material | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. | Haulm and leaf | Mixed with mud to build wall or made into bricks |
Haloxylon ammodendron (C. A. Mey.) Bunge | Trunk and branch, or whole plant | Built sheds for livestock, pile into wall or Obo | |
Populus euphratica Oliv. | Trunk and branch, or whole plant | Built sheds for livestock, pile into wall or Obo | |
Ulmus pumila L. | Trunk and branch, or whole plant | Built sheds for livestock, pile into wall or Obo | |
Toponym | Ulmus pumila L. | – | Named as place name |
Iris lactea var. chinensis (Fisch.) Koidz. | – | Named as place name | |
Belief | Juniperus rigida Sieb. et Zucc. | Branchlet | To substitute for incense in religious activity or sacrifice |