Table 3.
Errors detected in the studied publications, assessed using comparative methods.
| Author | Name in the publication (with original spelling) | The correct name | Type of mistake/inaccuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bohdanowicz [20] | Origanum vulgare | Chenopodiumsp. | L |
| Bohdanowicz [20] | Carduus | Cirsium sp. | L |
| Gajkowa [26] | cuminum cyminum | Carum carvi L. | L |
| Gajkowa [26] | panicum miliaceum | Echinochloa crus-galli (L.)P.Beauv. | L |
| Gajkowa [26] | atriplex hortense | Chenopodium & Atriplex spp. | L |
| Janicka-Krzywda [30] | Carlina vulgaris | Carlina acaulis L. | ? |
| Kantor [32] | Geranium | Dahlia sp. | ? |
| Kantor [32] | Iris | Lilium sp.? | ? |
| Kantor [32] | Salsola | ? | ? |
| Kantor [32] | Selinum carvifolia | Carum carvi L. | I |
| Kantor [32] | Sesleria coerulea | Sesleria sadlerana Janka ssp. tatrae (Degen) Deyl? | I |
| Kolberg [33] | Hippophae rhamnoides | Salix sp. | L |
| Kolberg [34] | Helleborus albus | Veratrum sp.? Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Medik.? | L |
| Ochrymowicz [42] | Iris germanica | Iris sp. or Eupatorium cannabinum L. | ? |
| Oczykowski [43] | Rumex hydrolapathum | some other Rumex spp. | I |
| Ruszel [49] | Plantago major | Plantago spp. | S (the name refers to all the Plantago species) |
| Ruszel [49] | Helleborus viridis | Veratrum lobelianum Bernh.? | L |
| Ruszel [49] | Carum carvi | Glechoma hederacea L. s.l. | ? |
| Ruszel [49] | Thymus serpyllum | Thymus serpyllum L. em. Fr. &Th. pulegioides L. | S (both species are used) |
| Ruszel [49] | Tilia cordata | Tilia cordata Mill. &T. platyphyllos Scop. | S (both species are used equally frequently) |
| Ruszel [49] | Rubus plicatus | Rubus subgenus Rubus spp. | S (there are a few dozen species of Rubus in this area, R. plicatus is not the most frequent [84] |
| Ruszel [49] | Carduus | Cirsium & Carduus spp. | L |
| Ruszel [49] | Rumex hydrolapathum | Rumex spp. mainly R. obtusifolius L. | I |
| Siarkowski [51] | Thymus serpyllum | Thymus spp. | S |
| Sulisz [52] | Origanum vulgare | Chenopodium sp. | L |
| Sulisz [52] | Thymus vulgaris | Thymus serpyllum L. em. Fr. or Th. pulegioides L. | I |
| Sulisz [52] | Matricaria Chamomilla | Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch.Bip. | I |
| Sulisz [53] | Acorus calamus | Calamagrostis epigejos (L.)Roth | ? |
| Sulisz [53] | Rhamnus cathartica | Staphylea pinnata L. | ? |
| Sulisz [53] | Galium cruciata | Euonymus europaeus L./Rhamnus cathartica L.? | ? (L?) |
| Sulisz [53] | Ledum palustre | the term bagnięta was used erroneously as it refers to any wooden branches | L |
| Szot-Radziszewska [54] | Cicuta virosa | Solanaceae, probably Hyoscyamus niger L. | L |
| Szot-Radziszewska [54] | Thymus serpyllum | Thymus spp. | S |
| Szot-Radziszewska [54] | Salvia pratensis | Salvia officinalis L. | L |
| Szot-Radziszewska [54] | Papaver rhoeas | Papaver officinalis L. | L |
| Szromba-Rysowa [55] | Rubus caesius | Rubus subgenus Rubus spp. | S (other Rubus spp. are used more frequently) |
| Szromba-Rysowa [55] | Carduus sp. | Cirsium & Carduus spp. | L |
| Szychowska-Boebel [59] | Crataegus oxyacantha L. | Crataegus spp. | S (Crataegus monogyna is more frequent) |
| Szychowska-Boebel [59] | Crataegus oxyacantha L. | Crataegus spp. | S (as above) |
| Tylkowa [60] | Sonchus olearceus L. | Taraxacum sp. | L |
| Tylkowa [60] | Rubus plicatus L. | Rubus spp. | S (there are a few dozen species of Rubus in this area, R. plicatus is not the most frequent [84] |
| Tylkowa [60] | Malva alcea L. | Alcea rosea L. | L |
| Tylkowa [60] | Thymus serpyllum L. | Thymus pulegioides L. | S - T. serpyllum does not occur in the region, the other species is commonly used |
| Wawrzeniecki [61] | Thymus vulgaris | Thymus spp. | I |
| Wawrzeniecki [61] | Urtica urens | Urtica dioica L. & U. urens L. | S |
| Weryho [62] | Vinca major | Vinca minor L. | ? |
L - wrong Latin name given by a researcher who looked the plant up in a guide using the local name as if it was an official name; I - other kind of wrong identification of a species; S - oversimplification/inaccuracy - one name given because more than one species from the genus is known under the same folk name, and the names are used with at least equal frequency, and in the same way, in the local area.