Some of the most important food crops in the world come from wild plants that still grow in the mountains ​ — corn in the highlands of Mexico, potatoes and tomatoes in the Peruvian Andes, and wheat in the Caucasus, to mention just a few.
Beberapa dari tanaman pangan yang paling penting di dunia berasal dari tanaman liar yang masih tumbuh di gunung ​ — jagung di dataran tinggi Meksiko, kentang serta tomat di Pegunungan Andes di Peru, serta gandum di Kaukasus, dan masih banyak lagi.