Since there is a risk that knowledge about the use of edible wild plants will be permanently lost, we have carried out a study to record the local tradition of the Dalmatian Zagora. This is the first detailed survey of edible wild plant species in this area. Funded through the European Regional Development Fund by theOperational program Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014–2020 within the project CEKOM 3LJ—Centre of Competence 3LJ KK.01.2.2.03.0017 and resulted in a scientific paper published in the journal Plants (IF = 4.5, Q1 Plant science), which was supported by the European Union fund “NextGenerationEU” through the project INOMED-2I; 09-207/1-23. In the study, 180 inhabitants were examined and 136 species of edible wild plants and 22 types of edible mushrooms used in the area were recorded.

Figure. Workshop on wild edible plants in Dalmatian hinterland, organized by local women association (Foto: T. Ninčević Runjić)

This research is the first step in the implementation of the final goals of the CEKOM3LJ project – increasing the use and commercialization of wild medicinal and aromatic plant populations in the food and pharmaceutical industry in Split-Dalmatia County.

The work is available as open access at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/8/1079