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Wild Food Plants of Dalmatia (Croatia)

In spite of rich traditions of wild plant use as food in Dalmatia, there are relatively few reports concerning this issue. Thus, our focus here is to offer a short summary of wild food plants used on the Dalmatian coast. The use of wild vegetables on the Croatian coast is still quite common, though it is practiced mainly by older people. Due to its location, with a Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean climate, and due to strong historical cultural connections with Italy and ancient Greece, the choices of plants used in Dalmatia are very similar to those made in Italy, Greece, coastal parts of Turkey, France, and even Spain. A typical feature of the Mediterranean use of wild food plants (as opposed to other parts of Europe) is a relatively long list of wild vegetables used, particularly those from the Asteraceae family.

Ethnobotany, Ethnobiology, Wild edible plants

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