Ethnobotanical characteristics of some plants used among people in Gürün (Sivas)

With this study, the plants used by the people in Gürün (Sivas) district center and some villages were investigated from an ethnobotanical perspective. In the study, plant taxa with different usage characteristics were identified and some applications with these characteristics were recorded. The study was conducted between September 2022 and May 2024. In 12 villages and 6 neighborhoods in Gürün district. During the research, interwiews were conducted with 110 resource persons using two structured and semi-structured methods. In semi-structured interviews, predetermined questions about plants were asked to the local people, and different questions related to the answers received that could yield results were also determined and asked at the time. In structured interviews, the online survey method was used. The survey, consisting of predetermined questions, was answered by 172 resource persons. As a results of examinations and research, the traditional use of 91 taxa belonging to 37 families was identified Gürün. The ethnobotanical characteristics of these taxa have been recorded. The taxa listed with their Latin names and local names, their families, Turkish names, why they are used, which parts are used, how they are used, where they grow in the regionand their characteristics, and other uses in the literature are stated. When the families to which the taxa most used by the public are listed, whose traditional usage characteristics have been recorded in the region, the firs 5 are; The families Asteraceae (13 taxa), Rosaceae (11 taxa), Lamiaceae (9 taxa), Fabaceae (5 taxa), Polygonaceae (4 taxa) were included. Numerical data of taxa traditionally used by the public; Medical 55 (human health 50, animal health 5), food (46), handicrafts (11), fuel (6), animal feed (11), toys (1), amulets (3), furniture/items (1) and root dyeing (4).