Iberian Peninsula
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Ethnobotanical and Food Composition Monographs of Selected ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 10 facts
referenceMartins D, Barros L, Carvalho AM, and Ferreira ICFR published a 2011 study in the journal Food Chemistry analyzing the nutritional and in vitro antioxidant properties of edible wild greens consumed in the traditional diet of the Iberian Peninsula.
referenceTardío et al. published research on Montia fontana L. (Portulacaceae) as a wild vegetable traditionally consumed in the Iberian Peninsula in 2011.
referenceCalvo MI, Akerreta S, and Cavero RY published 'Pharmaceutical ethnobotany in the Riverside of Navarra (Iberian Peninsula)' in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology in 2011.
referenceAkerreta, Calvo, and Cavero (2010) documented ethnoveterinary knowledge in Navarra, Iberian Peninsula.
referenceRigat M, Vallès J, Iglesias J, and Garnatje T (2013) documented traditional and alternative natural therapeutic products used to treat respiratory tract infectious diseases in the Eastern Catalan Pyrenees of the Iberian Peninsula, as published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
referenceBonet MA and Vallès J published 'Use of non-crop food vascular plants in Montseny biosphere reserve (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)' in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition in 2002.
referenceRivera D and Obón C (1991) authored a guide titled 'La guía de INCAFO de las plantas útiles y venenosas de la Península Ibérica y Baleares', which catalogs useful and poisonous plants in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands, specifically excluding medicinal plants.
referenceMenendez-Baceta et al. published a 2014 study in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology regarding medicinal plants traditionally used in the Northwest of the Basque Country (Biscay and Alava), Iberian Peninsula.
referenceParada M, Carrió E, and Vallès J published a study in 2011 titled 'Ethnobotany of food plants in the Alt Empordà region (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)' in the Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality.
referenceBonet MA, Parada M, Selga A, and Vallès J published 'Studies on pharmaceutical ethnobotany in the regions of L’ Alt Empordà and Les Guilleries (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)' in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology in 1999.
Global perspectives on energy technology assessment and ... link.springer.com Oct 30, 2025 2 facts
claimTechno-economic models for floating wind farms in the North Sea and Iberian Peninsula incorporate Operations and Maintenance (O&M) dynamics, including component failure rates, maintenance logistics, weather conditions, and repair times, to improve LCOE estimates.
referenceCenteno-Telleria M, Yue H, Carrol J, Penalba M, Aizpurua JI. (2024) published 'Impact of operations and maintenance on the energy production of floating offshore wind farms across the North Sea and the Iberian Peninsula' in Renewable Energy, evaluating the impact of O&M on floating wind farm production.
Wild edible plants for food security, dietary diversity, and nutraceuticals frontiersin.org Nov 27, 2025 1 fact
claimDespite declining consumption and gathering of wild edible plants (WEPs) in the Iberian Peninsula, certain uses persist due to cultural appreciation and recreational significance.