This paper provides an overview of wild food plants traditionally used in the gastronomy of
Tuscany, an Italian region with high biological diversity and whose cultural heritage is well …

Abstract The Balkan Peninsula is widely acknowledged as one of the centers of European
biodiversity and a major glacial refugium for plant species. Its extensive geographic …

Abstract Greek sage (Salvia fruticosa Mill.) is an aromatic-medicinal plant, indigenous to
Greece, rich in bioactive ingredients, henceforth in demand by the food, pharmaceutical and …

Abstract Immortelle (Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don; Asteraceae) is a perennial plant
species native to the Mediterranean region, known for many properties with wide application …

Studying the population-genetic and phylogeographic structures of a representative species
of a particular geographical region can not only provide us with information regarding its …

The inheritance of phenotypic, genetic and epigenetic traits in hybridization events is difficult
to predict, as numerous evolutionary, ecological, and genetic factors can play a crucial role …

Main conclusion As a result of this work, we were able to characterize seven indigenous to
Greece Salvia officinalis populations using genetic and metabolomic tools. These tools can …

Salvia officinalis is a perennial species, native and endemic to the Western Balkans and the
Apennine Peninsula. Due to its medicinal and aromatic properties, it is used in …

Salvia pomifera subsp. calycina (Sm.) Hayek (Lamiaceae), is an Eastern Mediterranean
element, which is used in traditional medicine and cuisine in the same manner as S …

Abstract The Balkan Peninsula represents one of the three southern European glacial
refugia where biodiversity persisted throughout the climatically unstable Quaternary. This …