Wild plants for sale in the markets of Pécs then and now (Baranya, Hungary)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3607590 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Dénes (Janus Pannonius Museum, Department of Natural History, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 339-372 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Ethnographica Hungarica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1216-9803 • E-ISSN: 1588-2586 |
| Publisher | Akademiai Kiado Zrt (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1556/022.2017.62.2.5 |
| OpenAlex | W2791122511 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
Based on ethnographic and botanical sources as well as observations between 2012 and 2015, we have data about the sale of 130 species of wild plants in the markets of Hungary's fifth largest city. Most species, 98 of them, were sold as bouquets or wreaths, as ornamental plants. Sources reported sales of 67 wildflowers in the past, while between 2012-2015 they offered a total of 57 species in ornamental bouquets at the market but only 23 of the species sold in the past were among them. The main reason for changes in the wildflower species is that several species have become protected and hence their sale prohibited. Based on the available data, only 30 species of herbs and edible plants gathered in the wild were sold - 10 species as wild vegetables, 6 species as flowers, and 18 species as fruits. Today, of the edible wild species, mostly wild fruits and wild onions are available on a regular basis. Because the sale of medicinal plants became regulated very early on, their sale in the markets is not common, available mostly through wholesalers and already processed. Even today it is mostly edible herbs that are available in the market. During the 4 years of observation, they also sold 38 mushroom species in the markets of Pécs as forest products
Agroforestry · Biology · Botany · Edible plants · Geography · Mushroom · Ornamental plant · Wildflower · Agriculture and Biological Studies · Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine · Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |