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Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Biocultural legacy practices are intricately tied to forestry resources, ethnic identity, and social cohesiveness. This study aims to determine the plant cultural values of forest resources and identify plant cultural indicators in each ethnic group, which can aid in long-term natural resource management plans in the current debate on socio-environmental and ecological transitions.
METHODS: Semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations were employed to collect data for a comprehensive and systematic ethnobotanical survey from February 2018 to October 2022.
RESULTS: A total of 330 informants reported 154 plant species from 65 families. Asteraceae was the most prominent botanical family, with herbaceous plant groups outnumbering trees and shrubs. The Gujjar and Pahari groups exhibited the highest level of overlap, followed by significant overlaps between the Gujjar and Kashmiri communities. The close affinity observed between the Gujjar and Pahari groups suggests the horizontal pattern of local plant knowledge between these communities, influenced by their sociocultural interactions and intermarriages. Notably, the Pahari community displayed a rich understanding of medicinal plants and shared unique uses for the reported taxa. This study affirms that both ecological factors and sociocultural influences have played significant roles in shaping local plant knowledge. A total of 31 plant species have been identified as plant cultural markers among all four ethnic groups. We observed a positive correlation between plant cultural values and plant use with the Gujjar and Kashmiri ethnic groups. Artemisia absinthium reported the highest use value of (0.57) with use reports of (189). Adonis aestivalis, Cynoglossum nervosum, Geum elatum, Geranium himalayense, Juncus inflexus, Oxalis acetosella, Polygonatum biflorum, and Salvia hians from the Himalayan region are among the plant taxa whose ethnomedicinal applications are described here for the first time.
CONCLUSIONS: Our data show that local and indigenous forest knowledge and practices could significantly contribute to forest conservation and ecological transition. This may happen if stakeholders generate clear frameworks and biocultural conservation strategies aimed at both dynamically preserve natural habitats and ways of traditional management of local natural resources.
METHODS: Semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations were employed to collect data for a comprehensive and systematic ethnobotanical survey from February 2018 to October 2022.
RESULTS: A total of 330 informants reported 154 plant species from 65 families. Asteraceae was the most prominent botanical family, with herbaceous plant groups outnumbering trees and shrubs. The Gujjar and Pahari groups exhibited the highest level of overlap, followed by significant overlaps between the Gujjar and Kashmiri communities. The close affinity observed between the Gujjar and Pahari groups suggests the horizontal pattern of local plant knowledge between these communities, influenced by their sociocultural interactions and intermarriages. Notably, the Pahari community displayed a rich understanding of medicinal plants and shared unique uses for the reported taxa. This study affirms that both ecological factors and sociocultural influences have played significant roles in shaping local plant knowledge. A total of 31 plant species have been identified as plant cultural markers among all four ethnic groups. We observed a positive correlation between plant cultural values and plant use with the Gujjar and Kashmiri ethnic groups. Artemisia absinthium reported the highest use value of (0.57) with use reports of (189). Adonis aestivalis, Cynoglossum nervosum, Geum elatum, Geranium himalayense, Juncus inflexus, Oxalis acetosella, Polygonatum biflorum, and Salvia hians from the Himalayan region are among the plant taxa whose ethnomedicinal applications are described here for the first time.
CONCLUSIONS: Our data show that local and indigenous forest knowledge and practices could significantly contribute to forest conservation and ecological transition. This may happen if stakeholders generate clear frameworks and biocultural conservation strategies aimed at both dynamically preserve natural habitats and ways of traditional management of local natural resources.
摘要：
目标：生物文化遗产实践与森林资源紧密相关，民族认同,和社会凝聚力。本研究旨在确定森林资源的植物文化价值，并确定每个民族的植物文化指标，在当前关于社会环境和生态转型的辩论中，这可以帮助制定长期的自然资源管理计划。
方法：半结构化访谈，焦点小组讨论,从2018年2月至2022年10月,我们采用了实地观察来收集数据,以便进行全面系统的民族植物学调查.
结果：总共330个信息者报告了来自65个科的154种植物。菊科是最著名的植物科，草本植物群数量超过树木和灌木。Gujjar和Pahari组表现出最高水平的重叠，其次是古杰尔和克什米尔社区之间的重大重叠。在Gujjar和Pahari群体之间观察到的紧密亲和力表明了这些社区之间当地植物知识的水平模式，受他们的社会文化互动和通婚的影响。值得注意的是,Pahari社区对药用植物有丰富的了解，并对报告的分类群具有独特的用途。这项研究肯定了生态因素和社会文化影响在塑造当地植物知识方面发挥了重要作用。在所有四个种族中，共有31种植物被确定为植物文化标记。我们观察到古杰尔和克什米尔族的植物文化价值与植物使用之间呈正相关。苦艾报告的最高使用价值为（0.57），使用报告为（189）。Adonisaestimalis,神经黑腹带,Geumelatum,喜马拉雅天竺葵,Juncusinflexus,草酸，黄精，来自喜马拉雅地区的Salviahians是植物分类群之一，在这里首次描述了其种族医学应用。
结论：我们的数据表明，当地和土著森林知识和实践可以极大地促进森林保护和生态转型。如果利益相关者制定明确的框架和生物文化保护战略，旨在动态保护自然栖息地和对当地自然资源进行传统管理的方式，则可能会发生这种情况。
方法：半结构化访谈，焦点小组讨论,从2018年2月至2022年10月,我们采用了实地观察来收集数据,以便进行全面系统的民族植物学调查.
结果：总共330个信息者报告了来自65个科的154种植物。菊科是最著名的植物科，草本植物群数量超过树木和灌木。Gujjar和Pahari组表现出最高水平的重叠，其次是古杰尔和克什米尔社区之间的重大重叠。在Gujjar和Pahari群体之间观察到的紧密亲和力表明了这些社区之间当地植物知识的水平模式，受他们的社会文化互动和通婚的影响。值得注意的是,Pahari社区对药用植物有丰富的了解，并对报告的分类群具有独特的用途。这项研究肯定了生态因素和社会文化影响在塑造当地植物知识方面发挥了重要作用。在所有四个种族中，共有31种植物被确定为植物文化标记。我们观察到古杰尔和克什米尔族的植物文化价值与植物使用之间呈正相关。苦艾报告的最高使用价值为（0.57），使用报告为（189）。Adonisaestimalis,神经黑腹带,Geumelatum,喜马拉雅天竺葵,Juncusinflexus,草酸，黄精，来自喜马拉雅地区的Salviahians是植物分类群之一，在这里首次描述了其种族医学应用。
结论：我们的数据表明，当地和土著森林知识和实践可以极大地促进森林保护和生态转型。如果利益相关者制定明确的框架和生物文化保护战略，旨在动态保护自然栖息地和对当地自然资源进行传统管理的方式，则可能会发生这种情况。
