Heliotropium ellipticum explained
Heliotropium ellipticum is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Pakistan.[1] It is a weed and contaminant of cumin and other herbs and spices.[2]
Notes and References
- 116816-1 . Heliotropium ellipticum Ledeb. . 15 January 2022 .
- Sorting out the plants responsible for a contamination with pyrrolizidine alkaloids in spice seeds by means of LC-MS/MS and DNA barcoding: Proof of principle with cumin and anise spice seeds . 2022 . Willocx . Marie . Van Der Beeten . Iris . Asselman . Pieter . Delgat . Lynn . Baert . Wim . Janssens . Steven B. . Leliaert . Frederik . Picron . Jean-François . Vanhee . Celine . Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences . 4 . 100070 . 10.1016/j.fochms.2021.100070 . 245644951 . free . 8991971 .