Traditional Ways of Using Pasture Plants byLocal Communities (CaseStudy: Pastures of Qaleh-Miran Region, Golestan Province)

Ethnobotany is the method of showing how local people make use of plants. Considering their use for the survival and livelihood of different communities since the past confirms the dependence on and connection with plants. In this study, Miran Castle area of Ramian city has been investigated regarding the richness of plant species and local people's indigenous knowledge.

The required information was gathered in the form of semi-structured interviews and participatory observation and interviews were conducted with local experts. In this research, we selected the species of 10 plant families that people had more knowledge about and the number of quotes was more than other plants.

The results confirmed a various knowledge and use of plants so that out of 15 selected plant species, 10 species had medicinal-edible uses, medicinal purposes, 3 for fodder, and 2 species had toxic properties. In addition, the study showed that the local people named the plants according to their morphological characteristics and ecological needs, also, they knew well where the plants grow, the way they were harvested, and used as food, medicine, tools, and shelter for living their lives.