An ethnobotanical study in the Karagüney Mountain (Kırıkkale): uses, nutriational value and vernacular names

Abstract

In this paper, an ethnobotanical study is given. Folkloric information and a taxonomic list based on the identification of the plants collected from the Karaguney mountain (Kırıkkale) are given. In the region, 100 taxa have vernacular names. It has recorded that 10 taxa are cultivated and 5 are used for ornamentation while 6 are used in folk medicine, and 50 taxa are weedy plants and used for food or various purposes by local people. Most of the ethnobotanical informations are firstly reported.