Species Use Database

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Dive into the database and discover which species are being used, where and how.
What is it being used for? Is the use sustainable?
Is the species in use threatend with extinction?

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Target species scientific name Common name(s) Geographic location IUCN Red List status Purpose(s) of end use Practice of use Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable Publication date Entered
Urtica dioica Nettle United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 3 weeks 5 days ago
Dactylorhiza hatagirea Panchaunle Nepal
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 3 weeks 4 days ago
Rubus idaeus Raspberry Romania
Food and feed Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 3 weeks 1 day ago
Hippophae rhamnoides Sea Buckthorn United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 3 weeks 5 days ago
Achillea millefolium Yarrow United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 3 weeks 5 days ago
Prunella vulgaris Selfheal United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 3 weeks 5 days ago
Daucus carota subsp. Carota Wild Carrot United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 3 weeks 5 days ago
Rosa rugosa Wild Rose United Kingdom
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 3 weeks 5 days ago
Cyclamen coum Cyclamen coum Turkey
Keeping/companionship/display Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 month ago
Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberries Romania
Food and feed Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 2 weeks 5 days ago
Vaccinium myrtillus Blueberry Romania
Food and feed Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 2 weeks 5 days ago
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Romania
Food and feed Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 2 weeks 5 days ago
Capreolus capreolusare Roe Deer United Kingdom
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2 weeks 5 days ago
Cervus elaphus Red Deer United Kingdom
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2 weeks 5 days ago
Cervus nippon Sika Deer United Kingdom
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2 weeks 5 days ago
Cantharellus cibarius chanterelle Romania
Food and feed Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 2 weeks 5 days ago
Armillaria mellea Honey Fungus Romania
Food and feed Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 2 weeks 5 days ago
Boletus edulis Penny Bun Romania
Food and feed Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 2 weeks 5 days ago
Prunus sp Bitter Cherry Romania
Food and feed Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2025 2 weeks 5 days ago
Guaiacum sanctum Lignum vitae, Guayacan, Palo santo Mexico
Medicine and hygiene, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting not recorded 2008 2 months 2 weeks ago
Orchis mascula Early purple orchid Greece
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2016 1 month 1 week ago
Khaya anthotheca Umbaua, East African Mahogany, White Mahogany Mozambique
Medicine and hygiene, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2024 3 months ago
Rhodiola rosea Golden root, Roseroot, Rosenroot, Kalverot Norway
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2023 3 months 3 weeks ago
Bletilla striata Baiji, Purple Ground Orchid, Bletilla Tuber China
Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2025 1 month ago
Prunus africana African almond, Kanda stick, African cherry, Red stinkwood, Prunier d'Afrique Cameroon
Medicine and hygiene Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2016 2 months 1 week ago
Aloe Ferox Aloe, Cape Aloe, Lucid Aloe South Africa
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild not recorded 2023 1 week 3 days ago
Hoodia gordonii Ghaap, Bitter ghaap, Xhoba, Hoodia South Africa
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild not recorded 2007 5 months 3 weeks ago
Gastrodia elata Tianma China
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Cultivation not recorded 2025 5 days 15 hours ago
Khaya ivorensis African mahogany, Lagos mahogany Nigeria
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 5 days 14 hours ago