Table 1

Number of informants, localities visited and geographical features of each area.

Community/village code
Community/village name
Region/district
Ecological and economic characteristics of the community area
Number of informants

N1
Nablus
Nablus
Mountainous Mediterranean: small scale agriculture, minor industrial activities, tourism nearby.
20
N2
Til
Nablus
Mountainous/rural area: agriculture (olive trees, fig orchards), cattle farms.
20
N3
Hiwara
Nablus
Rural: agriculture (olive trees), minor industrial activities.
10
N4
Yitma
Nablus
Rural: agriculture (olive trees)
10
N5
Qabalan
Nablus
Rural: agriculture (olive trees)
10
N6
Sabastia
Nablus
Rural area: small-scale agriculture, olive trees, tourism.
10
Sub-total



80
J1
Qabatia
Jenin
Rural, internal plane: intensive protected agriculture, olive trees.
10
J2
Fandaqomia
Jenin
Rural area: agriculture (olive trees, stone fruit trees).
10
Subtotal



20
Q1
Azzoun
Qalqilia
Rural area: olive trees.
10
Q2
Kafrthulth
Qalqilia
Rural area: olive trees.
20
Q3
Nabilias
Qalqilia
Rural, semi coastal area: agriculture (olive trees, citrus orchards, intensive agriculture)
10
Subtotal



40
S1
Salfit
Salfit
Mountainous area: agriculture (olive trees).
10
S2
Rafat
Salfit
Rural area: agriculture (olive trees).
10
Subtotal



20
T1
Beitleed
Tulkarm
Rural area: agriculture (olive trees).
20
T2
Baqasharqia
Tulkarm
Rural semi-coastal area: agriculture (olive trees, citrus orchards, intensive agriculture).
10
Subtotal



30
Total



190

Ali-Shtayeh et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2008 4:13   doi:10.1186/1746-4269-4-13