Present research projects - Etnobotany

1. Fragment analysis of selected taxa
Genetic variation in clone archive (Tromsø botanical garden) in comparison to spontane and cultivated populations. Currently projects on Aconitum spp. and Allium victorialis are performed. A project on Filipendula are plannend in near future.

Person in charge: Brynhild Mørkved


2. Plant inheritage
Registration, collection, conservation, and tradition of cultivated plants and gardens ini Northern Norway. Clone archive of the material is cultivated in tromsø Botanical garden (contains approximately 400 specimens).

Person in charge: Brynhild Mørkved


3. Traditional use of wild growing plants in Northern Norway

Person in charge: Brynhild Mørkved


4. Plants and plant derived substances in popular use
Nomenclature and use of plants and plant derived substances in norwegian, sami-, and finnish tradition in Norway.

Person in charge: Torbjørn Alm