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Shahrood is a city located within the country of Iran, as evidenced by the geographical context provided in [1], [2], [3], and [4]. Furthermore, [5] confirms this relationship by noting that a local food from Shahrood has been recognized as part of the national heritage of Iran.
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Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in the mountainous ... link.springer.com 6 facts
claimValuable indigenous knowledge regarding wild edible plants, which has been passed down verbally between generations, is being lost among the younger generation in Shahrood, Iran.
claimThe local food 'Shengy Pelo', which uses the plant Tragopogon graminifolius, has been accepted into the national heritage of Iran from Semnan province (N. 2097) as an intangible work of Shahrood city.
claimWild edible plants in the Shahrood region of Iran show a wide range of variation in species number, categories of consumption, and the specific parts of the plant used for nutritional purposes.
claimThe Shahrood communities in the Northeast of Iran have integrated the consumption, preservation, and management of wild edible plants into their cultural practices, which demonstrates the value of traditional knowledge in sustainable food systems.
claimThe study of wild edible plants in Shahrood, Iran, is the first investigation of its kind in that region and one of the few comprehensive studies of wild edible plants in Iran, revealing indigenous knowledge regarding their use.
procedureThe study aimed to: (a) document wild edible plants used by the people of the Southeast Alborz mountain in Shahrood, (b) record indigenous knowledge related to wild edible plant use, harvest patterns, and consumption, (c) identify locally important species, marketed species, and traditional foods, and (d) compare the wild edible plants of Shahrood with previously published studies on wild edible plants in Iran.