An Ethnobotanical Investigation on Wild Edible Plant of Karaköprü (Şanlıurfa)

Authors: Hasan Akan, Mehmet Maruf Balos

 

Abstract: In this study, the wild plants consumed as food by the local people living in the center town, Karaköprü of Şanlıurfa were determined and their usage patterns were determined. These plants are collected by the people living in the countryside, especially in spring, and brought to the Daily local markets. Some of these plants can be consumed freshly by cooking raw or cooked, while others can be consumed by freezing, drying, pickling or canned. In this study, one-onone interviews were held with 50 source people, support was received from students in schools and Ethnobotanical information forms were arranged. It was determined that 57 wild plants belonging to 28 different families were used for food purposes. Among these plants, Bellevalia pseudolongipes species is endemic. The aim of the study is to investigate the ways people use wild plants in Karaköprü and contribute to ethnobotany.

 

Keywords: Ethnobotany, edible plant, food plants, edible herbs, Şanlıurfa

 

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