Table 3.
Frequency list of the thirty-two most commonly collected taxa. The list includes sixteen records of głóg, a term which could refer to either Crataegus or Rosa (both taxa are equally frequently called by this name), which were assigned in the proportion of 8:8 to each of the genera.
| Species | Number of localities | Parts and main modes of use |
| Rumex spp. | 75 | leaves, raw and cooked in soups |
| Chenopodium album | 50 | leaves, boiled and fried, mainly as famine food |
| Rubus subgenus Rubus spp. | 48 | fruits, raw and in preserves |
| Fragaria vesca | 47 | fruits, raw and in preserves |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | 47 | fruits, raw and in preserves |
| Urtica spp. | 38 | leaves, boiled and fried, mainly as famine food |
| Vaccinium vitis-idaea | 34 | fruits, raw and in preserves |
| Rubus idaeus | 32 | fruits, raw and in preserves |
| Oxalis spp. | 31 | leaves, raw, as children's snack |
| Corylus avellana | 29 | fruits, mainly raw |
| Rosa spp. | 29 | fruits, raw and in preserves |
| Prunus spinosa | 27 | fruits, raw and in preserves, largely as children's snack |
| Armoracia rusticana | 26 | roots, grated, as meat condiment |
| Betula spp. | 26 | sap, mainly as children's beverage |
| Sambucus nigra | 24 | fruits, preserved |
| Crataegus spp. | 22 | fruits, raw and in preserves, largely as children's snack |
| Carum carvi | 19 | seeds, added to bread and sauerkraut |
| Elymus repens | 19 | rhizomes, dried and ground, used only as famine food |
| Tilia spp. | 17 | flowers, infusion |
| Acorus calamus | 13 | young shoots, only as children's snack |
| Trifolium spp. | 13 | nectar from flowers sucked by children |
| Centaurea cyanus | 12 | petals used by children to make a fermented drink with sugar |
| Quercus robur | 12 | acorns, roasted to make coffee |
| Mentha longifolia & M. arvensis | 11 | infusion, soups and dumplings |
| Prunus padus | 11 | fruits, raw as children's snack |
| Ribes nigrum &R. spicatum | 11 | fruits, raw or preserved covered in sugar or as juice and jam; only in eastern and northern Poland |
| Taraxacum spp. | 10 | leaves, raw, served like lettuce |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | 10 | fruits, raw or as juice, jam, soup or compote; |
| Fagus sylvatica | 9 | raw nuts eaten by children |
| Malva sylvestris & M. neglecta | 9 | immature fruits, eaten raw, mainly in western Poland |
| Sorbus aucuparia | 9 | fruits, juice, jam, soup, liqueurs |
| Vaccinium oxycoccos | 9 | fruit, usually in jams and sauces |