Table 1.
Norwegian vernacular names for Heracleum persicum
| Name | Area and source |
|---|---|
|
a) Vernacular names derived from the Latin genus name | |
| Arakla |
Nordland: Andøy (EBATA 2005:46) |
| Araklia |
Nordland: Andøy (EBATA 2005:47) |
| Auraklum |
Troms: Tromsø (EBATA 2007:24) |
| Herakla |
Nordland: Andøy (EBATA 2005:38) |
| Herakleum |
Troms: Harstad (EBATA 1978:22, 1978:23), Lenvik (EBATA 2004:23, 2007:88), Tromsø (EBATA 2005:32, 2005:34, 2006:133, 2013:3) |
| Heraklium |
Troms: Tromsø (EBATA 2005:32) |
| Høyrakel |
Troms: Karlsøy (EBATA 1995:1) |
| Orakleum |
Troms: Tromsø (EBATA 2005:19, 2005:21) |
| Rakelung |
Troms: Skjervøy ([71]: 384) |
| Rakleum |
Troms: Harstad ([71]: 384) |
| Uraklium |
Finnmark: Loppa (EBATA 2006:132) |
| Ørneklo |
Nordland: Andøy (EBATA 2005:40) |
|
b) Vernacular names borrowed from other species | |
| Lur |
Nordland: Sømna ([74]: 111) |
| Sløke |
Finnmark: Nordkapp (EBATA 2006:101) |
| Sløyke |
Nordland: Hadsel (EBATA 1988:13); Troms: Tromsø ([89]: 18) |
|
c) Innovations |
|
| Rottefrø |
Troms: Tromsø ([71]: 384) |
| Rottegift |
Troms: Harstad ([71]: 384); (EBATA 2007:94) |
| Rottegras |
Troms: Kvæfjord (Hallfrid Christiansen, archival note at the University of Tromsø, dated 1948) |
| Stormtræ |
Nordland: Andøy (EBATA 1984:11) |
| Tromsøplanten |
Finnmark: Vadsø (EBATA 2003:14) |
| Tromsøpalme | Nordland: Andøy (EBATA 2005:39, 2005:46, 2005:51), Hadsel (EBATA 2006:69); Troms: Bjarkøy (EBATA 2010:32), Harstad (EBATA 1977:2, 1978:22, 1978:23, 2008:18); Skjervøy (EBATA 2005:44, 2006:1), Torsken (EBATA 2005:17), Tromsø (EBATA 2005:21, 2005:32, 2005:43, 2005:49, 2006:40, 2006:133, 2013:3); Finnmark: Alta (EBATA 2007:45), Båtsfjord (EBATA 1988:12), Hammerfest (EBATA 1999:5), Måsøy (EBATA 1994:3, 2006:88), Nordkapp (EBATA 2005:34, 2006:100), Vadsø (EBATA 2006:117, 2006:119) |