The Federal University of Espírito Santo, campus Alegre, is located in this city, where the research was developed.
A cross-sectional ethnobotanical study was conducted in Alegre, southeastern Brazil. The Federal University of Espírito Santo, campus Alegre, is located in this city, where the research was developed. An on-site household survey was applied in November and December 2021 to conduct the study. According to the census conducted in 2010, Alegre had a population of 30,768 people, of whom 21,512 resided in the urban area of the municipality20.