An Ethnobotanical Survey of Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants Used by Communities to Treat Various Diseases around Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 5

Direct matrix ranking results of factors perceived as threats to medicinal plants.

Threaten factor	Respondents
	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Total	Rank
Agricultural expansion	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	20	4^th
Deforestation for firewood	5	6	6	6	6	5	6	40	1^st
Charcoal	6	5	5	4	5	6	4	35	2^nd
Construction	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	13	5^th
Drought	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	9	6^th
Fence	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	30	3^rd