Plant |
Leaves |
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 5-60cm
Rarely Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Annual, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering February - October
(Earliest: 25.3)
Protective Chemicals | |||||
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Quinolizidine Alkaloids | Sparteine | ||||
Other Alkaloids | Bursine | ||||
Glucosinolates | Hydroxybenzyl, Propenyl | ||||
Terpenoids | Saponins | ||||
Flavonoids | Glucopyranoside, Kaempferol, Quercetin, Tricin | ||||
Other Phenolics | Tartaric Acid, Tannins | ||||
Other Acids | Bursinic, Citric, Fumaric, Malic | ||||
Other | Acetylcholine |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Shepherd's Purse
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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