Table 2.

Basic features of plant and fungi use in the Qinling mountains

	No. of species used	Frequency of use	Consumption after boiling or stir-frying or in soup	Raw consumption	Drying for further use	Lacto-fermenting	Gender differentiation	Age differentiation
Wild vegetables	high	high	yes	no	frequently	rarely, more often in the past	men know slightly more	low
Wild fruits	intermediate	low	no	yes	never	no	no	insignificant
Wild fungi	low	low	yes	no	very rarely	no	men know slightly more (?)	insignificant