Table 1

Characteristics of literature sources used to make the list of species in the Appendix.

Reference No.
Author's name
Main topic
Research area
Region code
No. of species used

[1]
Maurizio (1926)
plant food
Eurasia and N America

15
[25]
Kluk (1786)
plant encyclopaedia
NE Poland

12
[26]
Rostafiński (1916)
food history
Whole country

1
[27]
Moszyński (1929)
material culture
All Slavic countries

19
[28]
Henslowa (1962)
selected edible taxa
Whole country

4
[30]
Mowszowicz (1969)
spices
Whole country

2
[31]
Bohdanowicz (1996)
ethnographic (food)
Whole country

26
[32]
Polish Ethnographic Atlas, Volume 5 (1974)
ethnobotanical maps (380 villages)
Whole country

5
[33]
Polish Ethnographic Atlas, Volume 6 (1981)
ethnobotanical maps (380 villages)
Whole country

9
[34]
Bohdanowicz, manuscript
ethnobotanical maps (380 villages)
Whole country

16
[35]
Jędrusik (2004)
gathering of wild plants (82 villages)
Whole country

11
[36]
Łuczaj (2004)
edible plant guide
Whole country

8
[37]
Kolberg (1888)
ethnographic (general)
Whole region
Mz, Wm
2
[38]
Kolberg (1888)
ethnographic (general)
Whole region
Mz, Ps
1
[39]
Kolberg (1890)
ethnographic (general)
Whole region
Lu
1
[40]
Kolberg (1890)
ethnographic (general)
Whole region
Lu
6
[41]
Kolberg (1968)
ethnographic (general)
Whole region
Mp
1
[42]
Eljasz-Radzikowski (1897)
ethnographic (general)
Tatra Mountains
Mp
5
[43]
Sarna (1898)
ethnographic (general)
Krosno
Pk
1
[44]
Sulisz (1906)
ethnographic (general)
Ropczyce
Pk
1
[45]
Jostowa (1954)
ethnographic (food)
Podhale
Mp
17
[46]
Wacławski (1965)
ethnographic (food)
Gorlice
Mp
13
[47]
Piekło (1971)
ethnograhic (foraging)
Brenna near Cieszyn
Sl
5
[48]
Kopacz (1976)
ethnograhic (foraging)
Jurgów, Spisz
Mp
7
[49]
Doliński (1982)
ethnograhic (foraging)
Łapsze Niżne, Spisz
Mp
14
[50]
Janicka-Krzywda (2004)
ethnographic (food)
Mount Babia Góra
Mp
11
[51]
Udziela (1994)
ethnographic (general)
Biecz
Mp
1
[52]
Chętnik (1936)
ethnographic (food)
Kurpie
Mz
16
[53]
Dekowski (1973)
ethnobotanical (foraging)
Kozienice forest
Mz
30
[54]
Dekowski (1968)
ethnobotanical (food)
Łowicz
Łd
18
[55]
Libera, Paluch (1993)
ethnomedical
Kolbuszowa
Pk
8
[56]
Szot-Radziszewska (2005)
ethnomedical
Whole region
Sw
5
[57]
Dydowiczowa (1964)
ethnographic (foraging)
Whole region
Wp
6
[58]
Skłodowska-Antoniewicz (1965)
ethnographic (foraging)
Złotów
Wp
2
[59]
Szromba-Rysowa (1966)
ethnobotanical (foraging)
Siołkowice
Op
13
[60]
Łęga (1960)
ethnographic (general)
Świecie
Kp
5
[61]
Łęga (1961)
ethnographic (general)
Ziemia Chełmińska
Kp
9
[62]
Malicki (1971)
ethnographic (foraging)
Pomerania
Pm, Kp
16
[63]
Jostowa (1954)
ethnographic (food)
Tatra Mountains
Mp
5
[64]
Wysłouchowa (1896)
ethnographic (general)
Wisła near Cieszyn
Sl
2
[65]
Paluch (1984)
ethnomedical
Whole country

17
[85]
Hryniewiecki (1952)
botanical monograph of fruits and seeds
Whole country

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