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. 2013 Jan 3;9:2. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-9-2

Table 1.

List of taxa found in the wild vegetable mixes in Dalmatia in 2012

Family Botanical species Folk names recorded No. of stalls which sell it N = 68 Markets Voucher specimen no. (preceded by WA0000028)
Alliaceae
Allium ampeloprasum L.
divlji luk, also: zečji luk, divlji poriluk, lukenj, lukovac, divlji poruk, lukovica
47
all but P, C
245
 
Allium ascalonicum L.*
ljutika domaća, ljutika
2
M
-
 
Allium porrum L.*
poriluk
3
O, T, Z
-
Amaranthaceae
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris L. [cultivated]*
blitva
47**
all but P, C
248, 255, 283
 
Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima (L.) Moq. (syn. B. maritima L.) [wild]
divlja blitva
1
T
-
 
Spinacia oleracea L.*
špinat, špinjak, mličenjak
4
B, D, Z
-
Apiaceae
Daucus carota L. [wild, only shoots]
divlja mrkva, divlja mrkvica
13
B, D, M, SS, Z
281, 295
 
Eryngium campestre L.
brmbeč, brmbečica, sikavac
2
B, Z
290
 
Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
komorač, koromač, kumurač, morač, moroč, morača
43**
all but P, C
322
 
Levisticum officinale L.
divlji selen
1
D
324
 
Pimpinella peregrina L. (?)
vrati muž
1
D
282
 
Smyrnium olusatrum L.
vrati muž, lesandra, divlja selen
1
D
284
 
Apiaceae, not identified (not Daucus)
divlja mrkva
4
D, Z
287, 311
Asparagaceae
Asparagus acutifolius L.
šparoga
1**
D
250
Asteraceae
Cichorium intybus L.
žutenica domaća
3**
C, M
-
 
Lactuca serriola L.
divlja salata
5
O, V, SS, Z
268, 307
 
Picris echioides L. (mainly) and Urospermum picroides F.W.Schmidt
P. echioides (western Dalmatia): prelipača, lipovica, lipovic, lipovac, krasavica; both species (eastern Dalmatia): hrastej, rastej, pakolič, pakoleč, parotina
27
B, C, D, Z
278, 292, 312
 
Reichardia picroides (L.) Roth. (?)
slačka
1
M
259
 
Scorzonera laciniata L.
kozja brada
9
O, SS, V
269, 296
 
Scorzonera villosa Scop. (?)
kozja brada, turutva
1
SS
-
 
several Cichorioidae species, mainly Crepis spp. but also Taraxacum sp., Leontodon spp. and related genera
žutenica, žutanica, žutinica, žućenica, radič, radić
14**
D, O, T, S, SS
252, 256, 262, 266, 272,279, 285, 291, 297, 304, 308, 314, 320
 
Sonchus spp. (mainly S. oleraceus L. but probably all the local taxa from the genus are eaten)
kostriš, kostrič, čevčeg, sušak, mišnjak, mličnjak, svinjak, četveg
54
all
246, 271, 305, 313
 
Taraxacum sp.
maslačak
10**
O, T, V, SS, Z
258, 265, 277, 303
 
Tragopogon sp.
kozja brada
1
V
-
 
Asteraceae – unidentified, not Tragopogon and not Scorzonera
kozja brada
5
O, S, SS
302
Boraginaceae
Borago officinalis L.
borač
1
Z
-
Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracaea L. young leaves*
cimule, cimulice, kupus, kapusac
7
M, O, V, SS, Z
253, 257, 273
 
Brassica oleracea L. Italica Group*
brokula, brokolica
2
SS, V
-
 
Brassica oleracea L. ssp. bullata DC.*
kelj
1
V
-
 
Brassica rapa L. [whole young plants with small roots]*
rodakva (r. domača)
3
SS
264, 309
 
Brassicaceae (?), unidentified;
divlja repa
1
Z
-
 
Nasturtium officinale L. (?) [this folk name is usually applied to Diplotaxis sp. in Dubrovnik]
divlja rikula
1
D
280
Caryophyllaceae
Silene latifolia Poir.
ušac, ušak, zečje uši, loboda
9
B, S, Z
247, 254, 298, 321
Dioscoreaceae
Tamus communis L.
bljušt, kuka
1**
O
299
Fabaceae
Vicia faba L.*
bob
1
C
-
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium (L.) Ľ Hér.
vranja noga, iglica
3
SS
263
Lamiaceae
Lamium amplexicaule L.
no folk name given by seller
1
B
-
 
Melissa officinalis L.*
matičnjak
1
B
-
Papaveraceae
Papaver rhoeas L. s.l. (including P. strigosum (Boenn.) Schur)
mak
28
B, D, O, M, P, SS, T, V, Z
293
Polygonaceae
Rumex sp.
štavljak
2
Z
275, 288
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus cf neapolitanus Ten.
stopica, vučja stopica, medvjeđa šapa
3
Z
267, 289, 294
 
Ranunculus sp.(?)
divlji selen
1
D
286
Valerianaceae
Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterrade*
matovilac
1
T
-
Unidentified taxa
 
berberuša
1
Z
249
 
 
divlja salatina
1
V
251
 
 
prči guzica
2
M
261
 
 
salatuš
1
Z
274
 
 
slično
1
D
317
 
 
špinat divlji
1
S
319
 
 
tušica
1
T
306
    divlji grašak 1 D -

(?) uncertain identification based on small sterile specimens.

B - Biograd, C - Cavtat, D – Dubrovnik (2 markets), M - Makarska, O - Omiš, P - Ploče, T – Trogir, V - Vodice, S - Split, SS – Šibenik, Z – Zadar; * - a cultivated taxon; ** - commonly sold separately in most of the studied markets.