Table 2.
Percentage of women consuming folk species of wild edible plants over the year and frequency of consumption (n 584), Sidi Bouzid governorate, Tunisia, 2014–2015
| Vernacular name | English name | Total sample | Consumers only | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Median* | P25–P75 | Median* | P25–P75 | |||
| All folk species of wild edible plants | 98·2 | 2·27 | 1·02–4·45 | 2·34 | 1·07–4·52 | ||
| Anethum graveolens L. & Foeniculum vulgare Mill. | besbes arbi | dill and fennel | 78·2 | 0·61 | 0·04–1·43 | 0·98 | 0·50–3·12 |
| Diplotaxis erucoides L. & Diplotaxis harra Forssk. & Diplotaxis muralis subsp. simplex L. | harra | wall-rocket | 67·2 | 0·16 | 0·00–0·72 | 0·81 | 0·50–2·38 |
| Pinus halepensis Mill. | zgougou | Aleppo pine seeds | 49·8 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·08 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·50 |
| Beta macrocarpa Guss. | selg arbi | wild swiss chard | 43·0 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·53 | 1·60 | 0·50–4·99 |
| Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam. | n’bag | jujube | 30·3 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·14 | 0·66 | 0·51–1·54 |
| Allium roseum L. | yazoul | wild garlic | 19·8 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·76 | 0·50–0·98 |
| Cynara cardunculus L. | khorchof | wild cardoon | 19·1 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·59 | 0·50–2·34 |
| Onopordum arenarium (Desf.) Pomel & Silybum eburneumCoss. & Durieu | bokk | cotton & milk thistle | 12·0 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·85 | 0·50–2·32 |
| Allium baeticum Boiss. | korath | wild leek | 11·3 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·57 | 0·50–0·93 |
| Malva aegyptia L. | khobizza | malva | 9·4 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·68 |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. | tifef | common sow thistle | 7·8 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·81 | 0·50–2·00 |
| Rumex roseus var. eu tingitanus L. & Rumex roseus var. lacirus L. | homidha | 7·7 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·60 | |
| Brassica tournefortii Gouan. | lebsen | Asian mustard | 7·2 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·65 |
| Launaea quercifolia L. & Launaea nudicaulis L. | zarset azouza | 7·1 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·63 | |
| Capparis spinosa L. | kabbar | caper | 5·8 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·79 | 0·50–2·10 |
| Eruca sativa pinnatifida Desf. | harra’t bell | rocket | 5·7 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·93 |
| Terfezia boudieri Chatin. | terfes | desert truffle | 3·4 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·95 |
| Podospermum laciniatum subsp. decumbens L. | telma | 3·0 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–1·59 | |
| Eruca sativa subsp. longirostis | bortom | rocket | 2·5 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·75 | 0·50–0·92 |
| Atriplex halimus L. | g’taf | Mediterranean saltbush | 2·4 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·70 |
| Centaurea bimorpha Viv. | boulaâlaâ | 2·3 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·50 | |
| Scorzonera undulata subsp. undulata Vahl | chtel, guiz | 2·1 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·74 | |
| Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. | tazia | onionweed | 1·3 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·67 |
| Emex spinosa L. | bazzoul nâaja | devil’s thorn | 0·8 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·61 | 0·50–1·43 |
| Scolymus hispanicus Desf. | bouhaliba | Spanish oyster thistle | 0·2 | 0·00 | 0·00–0·00 | 0·50 | 0·50–0·50 |
P25–P75, first and third quartile of consumption frequency per month.
*
Median frequency (number of days) of consumption per month.