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  1. Horticultural Society of Iceland, Rekyavik Botanical Garden, Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Icelandic Horticultural College, Tun.

  2. Iceland Slow Food, New Nordic Kitchen, Iceland Food Not Bombs, Náttúran.

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Whitney, C.W., Gebauer, J. & Anderson, M. A Survey of Wild Collection and Cultivation of Indigenous Species in Iceland. Hum Ecol 40, 781–787 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-012-9517-0

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