Common products:
- Ornamental shrub: Selected cultivars of Erica cinerea are grown for low, mat‑forming habit, evergreen foliage, and dense clusters of pink‑to‑purple bell‑shaped flowers. They are used in gardens, rockeries, bank stabilisation, and as groundcover in heathland restoration projects.
- Bee forage: The species produces abundant nectar in late summer, providing a primary floral resource for honeybees (Apis mellifera) during a period of seasonal floral scarcity. The nectar flow is an essential component of the “heather honey” supply chain.

Food and beverages (non‑medicinal):
- Heather honey: Honey derived from Erica cinerea nectar (often in combination with other heather species) is harvested in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and other Atlantic coastal regions. The honey is marketed as a specialty product with an amber to reddish colour, a dense, gel‑like texture after extraction, and a robust, slightly bitter flavour. It is processed by centrifugation, filtration, and, when required, gentle heating before bottling, and it is used in culinary applications such as confectionery, bakery, and dessert sauces without health claims.

Properties relevant to use:
- Nectar output: Flowering occurs from July to September, delivering high nectar volumes that sustain honeybee colonies through the late‑summer forage gap.
- Honey composition: The honey contains elevated protein levels, including heather‑specific invertase, and phenolic compounds. These constituents give the honey a naturally thick, self‑gelating texture and contribute to its characteristic amber colour.

Standards and regulation:
- Honey: International and regional standards (Codex Alimentarius CXS 12‑1979; EU Honey Directive 2001/110/EC) regulate labelling, moisture content (≤ 20 % for most commercial grades), electrical conductivity, and detection of adulterants for any honey derived from Erica cinerea.
- Ornamental plants: Cultivars sold in the horticultural trade comply with national plant‑labelling requirements; protected varieties are covered by plant variety protection statutes.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Wild harvesting: Commercial honey producers collect heather honey from unmanaged heathlands where Erica cinerea occurs naturally; sustainable practice involves harvesting after the peak nectar flow to avoid over‑exploitation.
- Cultivation: Commercial nurseries propagate selected cultivars for ornamental use, reducing pressure on wild populations while meeting market demand for garden plantings.
- Conservation: As a keystone species of Atlantic heathlands, Erica cinerea maintains habitat structure, supports pollinator diversity, and secures the continued availability of the heather honey resource.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Eremocallis cinerea	(L.) Gray	Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 398 (1821 publ. 1822)
Erica cinerea var. alba	Aiton
Erica cinerea f. alba	(Aiton) D.C.McClint.	Plantsman 6(3): 191 (1984):.
Erica humilis	Neck.	Delic. Gallo-Belg. 1: 182 (1768)
Erica mutabilis	Salisb.	Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 369. 1802
Erica tenuifolia	Bubani	Fl. Pyren. 2: 12 (1899)
Erica viridipurpurea	Gouan	Hort. Reg. Monsp. 195.
Ericoides cinereum	(L.) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 966 (1891)
Ericoides humile	(Salisb.) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 965 1891
Ericalluna bealeana	Krüssm.	Deutsche Baumschule 12: 154 (1960)
Erica numidica	(Maire) Romo & Borat.	Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 29: 95 (2010)
Erica cinerea var. numidica	Maire	Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 22: 303 (1931)
Ericodes cinereum	(L.) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 963 (1891)
Erica cinerea var. polypetala	Bean	Gardeners' chronicle 24 (series 3): 454* (24 December 1898)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	scotch heath
English	bell heather
English	heather-bell
Spanish	argoña
Spanish	brezo ceniciento
Arabic	خلنج الثلوج
Arabic	خلنج أسود
Arabic	خلنج رمادي
Catalan	bruc vermell
Catalan	bruyère cendrée
Welsh	grug y mêl
Danish	grå-lyng
German	grauheide
German	bruyère cendrée
German	graue heide
German	grau-heide
German	graue glockenheide
Estonian	hall eerika
Basque	ainar purpura
Finnish	harmaakellokanerva
Faroese	føroyskur klokkulyngur
French	bruyere cendree
French	bruyère cendrée
Irish	fraoch cloigíneach
Galician	carrasco
Icelandic	roðalyng
Japanese	エリカ・キネレア
Korean	에리카
Cornish	grug
Lithuanian	bruyère cendrée
Norwegian Bokmål	purpurlyng
Dutch	rode dopheide
Dutch	grauwe dophei
Dutch	rode dophei
Norwegian Nynorsk	purpurlyng
Portuguese	urze-roxa
Russian	Эрика сизая
Slovenian	sivkasta resa
Swedish	purpurljung
Swedish	bruyère cendrée
Chinese	紫花欧石南

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:

- Doubtful data

- Extinct

- Introduced

- Native

Africa click to expand
- Macaronesia
  - Madeira
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria

Australasia click to expand
- Australia
  - South Australia
- New Zealand
  - New Zealand North
  - New Zealand South

Europe click to expand
- Middle Europe
  - Belgium
  - Germany
  - Netherlands
- Northern Europe
  - Føroyar
  - Great Britain
  - Ireland
  - Norway
- Southeastern Europe
  - Italy
- Southwestern Europe
  - France
  - Portugal
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Maine
  - Massachusetts

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000671681
UNII	L0ZUF0J9ZK
USDA Plants	ERCI3
Tropicos	12300021
INPN	96667
Flora of Italy	3718
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328424-1
The Plant List	kew-2792920
Observations.org	2495
NCBI Taxonomy	270432
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000003909
Nature Serve	2.139630
IUCN Red List	203006
IPNI	328424-1
iNaturalist	55775
GBIF	5333411
Freebase	/m/06sxcm
EPPO	EIACN
EOL	583617
USDA GRIN	15452
Wikipedia	Erica_cinerea
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110341-1
The Plant List	kew-2902716
IPNI	77110341-1
GBIF	8250462
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110340-1
IPNI	77110340-1
GBIF	7427564
CMAUP	NPO19614

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession	Assembly
Accession	Name	Level	Submitter	Released	Coverage	Size
GCA_976954435.1	ddEriCine1.hap1.1	Chromosome	WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE	2025-10-26	46	306.61 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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The Greuter Herbarium in Palermo: An Inventory of Its Type Specimens Available Online, with Some Thoughts on Type Terminology (Occasional Papers from the Herbarium Greuter, N° 5)

Greuter W

Plants (Basel)

12-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11053905
doi:	10.3390/plants13081086
PMID:	38674494

Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – systematic literature search up to 30 June 2023

Gibin D, Gutierrez Linares A, Fasanelli E, Pasinato L, Delbianco A

EFSA J

15-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10722330
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8477
PMID:	38107375

Cessation of grazing causes biodiversity loss and homogenization of soil food webs

Schrama M, Quist CW, Arjen de Groot G, Cieraad E, Ashworth D, Laros I, Hansen LH, Leff J, Fierer N, Bardgett RD

Proc Biol Sci

15-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10646472
doi:	10.1098/rspb.2023.1345
PMID:	37964526

The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.)

Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ

PLoS One

04-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10602594
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:	37792900

Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – systematic literature search up to 31 December 2022

Gibin D, Pasinato L, Delbianco A

EFSA J

13-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10262070
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8061
PMID:	37325259

Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – systematic literature search up to 30 June 2022

Delbianco A, Gibin D, Pasinato L, Boscia D, Morelli M

EFSA J

09-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9827234
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7726
PMID:	36628332

Antiparasitic Tannin-Rich Plants from the South of Europe for Grazing Livestock: A Review

Rodríguez-Hernández P, Reyes-Palomo C, Sanz-Fernández S, Rufino-Moya PJ, Zafra R, Martínez-Moreno FJ, Rodríguez-Estévez V, Díaz-Gaona C

Animals (Basel)

05-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9855007
doi:	10.3390/ani13020201
PMID:	36670741

Xylella fastidiosa in Europe: From the Introduction to the Current Status

Trkulja V, Tomić A, Iličić R, Nožinić M, Milovanović TP

Plant Pathol J

01-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9742796
doi:	10.5423/PPJ.RW.09.2022.0127
PMID:	36503185

Comparative analysis of the anthelmintic efficacy of European heather extracts on Teladorsagia circumcincta and Trichostrongylus colubriformis egg hatching and larval motility

Shepherd F, Chylinski C, Hutchings MR, Lima J, Davidson R, Kelly R, Macrae A, Salminen JP, Engström MT, Maurer V, Steinshamn H, Fittje S, Perez AM, García RR, Athanasiadou S

Parasit Vectors

04-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9636748
doi:	10.1186/s13071-022-05531-0
PMID:	36333822

Vascular Plants from the Journey through Portugal (1797–1801) by Hoffmannsegg and Link at the Herbarium of the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid

Medina L, Aedo C

Plants (Basel)

19-Sep-2022

PMCID:	PMC9501163
doi:	10.3390/plants11182438
PMID:	36145838

Carbon and climate implications of rewetting a raised bog in Ireland

Wilson D, Mackin F, Tuovinen J, Moser G, Farrell C, Renou‐Wilson F

Glob Chang Biol

15-Aug-2022

PMCID:	PMC9804235
doi:	10.1111/gcb.16359
PMID:	35904068

Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – systematic literature search up to 31 December 2021

Delbianco A, Gibin D, Pasinato L, Boscia D, Morelli M

EFSA J

15-Jun-2022

PMCID:	PMC9198695
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7356
PMID:	35734284

Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 4

Chen Q, Bakhshi M, Balci Y, Broders KD, Cheewangkoon R, Chen SF, Fan XL, Gramaje D, Halleen F, Jung MH, Jiang N, Jung T, Májek T, Marincowitz S, Milenković I, Mostert L, Nakashima C, Nurul Faziha I, Pan M, Raza M, Scanu B, Spies CF, Suhaizan L, Suzuki H, Tian CM, Tomšovský M, Úrbez-Torres JR, Wang W, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Yang Q, Yang X, Zare R, Zhao P, Groenewald JZ, Cai L, Crous PW

Stud Mycol

02-Jun-2022

PMCID:	PMC9365048
doi:	10.3114/sim.2022.101.06
PMID:	36059898

Habitat Protection Approaches Facilitate Conservation of Overlooked Fungal Diversity – A Case Study From the Norwegian Coastal Heathland System

Blaalid R, Davey ML

Front Fungal Biol

27-May-2022

PMCID:	PMC10512255
doi:	10.3389/ffunb.2022.886685
PMID:	37746238

Highest densities of mountain hares (Lepus timidus) associated with ecologically restored bog but not grouse moorland management

Bedson CP, Wheeler PM, Reid N, Harris WE, Mallon D, Caporn S, Preziosi R

Ecol Evol

31-Mar-2022

PMCID:	PMC8968167
doi:	10.1002/ece3.8744
PMID:	35386872

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / O-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
Benzyl 2,6-Dimethoxybenzoate	370912	Click to see	272.29	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenanthrenes and derivatives
Isovouacapenol D	10905866	Click to see	418.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Medium-chain fatty acids
Sebacic Acid	5192	Click to see	202.25	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides
(3R,7R)-3-hydroxy-1,9-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxynonan-5-one	101787719	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CCC(CC(=O)CC(CCC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O)O	520.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TETLET.2011.01.108
3-Hydroxy-1,9-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxynonan-5-one	162943192	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CCC(CC(=O)CC(CCC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O)O	520.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TETLET.2011.01.108
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
(3S,7S)-3,7-dihydroxy-1,9-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)nonan-5-one	71561321	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CCC(CC(=O)CC(CCC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O	358.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TETLET.2011.01.108
3,7-Dihydroxy-1,9-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)nonan-5-one	78112680	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CCC(CC(=O)CC(CCC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O	358.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TETLET.2011.01.108
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(4S,4aS,5R,6R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-5,6-dibenzoyloxy-4a-hydroxy-4,7,11b-trimethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-4-carboxylic acid	10698321	Click to see	572.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
(4S,4aS,5R,6R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-5,6-dibenzoyloxy-4a-hydroxy-4,7,11b-trimethyl-5,6,6a,7,11,11a-hexahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-4-carboxylic acid	10531102	Click to see CC1C2C(CC3=C1C=CO3)C4(CC=CC(C4(C(C2OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)OC(=O)C6=CC=CC=C6)O)(C)C(=O)O)C	570.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
(4S,4aS,5R,6R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-6-acetyloxy-5-benzoyloxy-4a-hydroxy-4,7,11b-trimethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-4-carboxylic acid	11375664	Click to see	510.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(3S,4aS,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-4a-hydroxy-4,4,7,11b-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-3-yl] benzoate	54597566	Click to see CC1C2CCC3(C(C(CCC3(C2CC4=C1C=CO4)C)OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)(C)C)O	422.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(4aR,5R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-4a-hydroxy-4,4,7,11b-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-5-yl] (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate	54597568	Click to see	448.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(4aR,5R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-4a-hydroxy-4,4,7,11b-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-5-yl] benzoate	54597567	Click to see	422.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(4aR,5R,6R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-4a,5-dihydroxy-4,4,7,11b-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-6-yl] acetate	54597503	Click to see	376.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(4aR,5R,6R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-4a,5-dihydroxy-4,4,7,11b-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-6-yl] benzoate	11750983	Click to see	438.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(4aR,5R,6R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-4a,6-dihydroxy-4,4,7,11b-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-5-yl] acetate	54597504	Click to see	376.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(4aR,5R,6R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-4a,6-dihydroxy-4,4,7,11b-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f]benzofuran-5-yl] (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate	6479669	Click to see	464.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(4aR,6S,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-4a-hydroxy-4,4,7,11b-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-6-yl] acetate	54597502	Click to see	360.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(4R,4aS,5R,6aR,11aS,11bR)-5-benzoyloxy-4a-hydroxy-4,11b-dimethyl-7-methylidene-1,2,3,5,6,6a,11,11a-octahydronaphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-4-yl]methyl benzoate	10951647	Click to see	540.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(4R,4aS,5R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-4a,5-dihydroxy-4,7,11b-trimethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-4-yl]methyl benzoate	53388797	Click to see CC1C2CC(C3(C(CCCC3(C2CC4=C1C=CO4)C)(C)COC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)O)O	438.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(4S,4aS,5R,6R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-4-formyl-4a,6-dihydroxy-4,7,11b-trimethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-5-yl] benzoate	53388795	Click to see	452.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Isovouacapenol A	636673	Click to see	420.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Isovouacapenol B	11812203	Click to see	438.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
Isovouacapenol C	3009285	Click to see CC1C2C(CC3=C1C=CO3)C4(CCCC(C4(C(C2O)OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)O)(C)C)C	438.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
methyl (3S,4aS,5R,6R,6aR,7S,11aS,11bR)-5-acetyloxy-3-benzoyloxy-4a,6-dihydroxy-4,4,11b-trimethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-7-carboxylate	53388938	Click to see	540.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
Pulcherrin M	54597569	Click to see CC1C2CC(C3(C(C2CC4=C1C=CO4)(CCCC3(C)C(=O)O)C)O)OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5	452.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Vouacapen-5alpha-ol	73354918	Click to see CC1C2CCC3(C(CCCC3(C2CC4=C1C=CO4)C)(C)C)O	302.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Acyclic diterpenoids
Rel-(7S,11S,E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-2-en-1-ol	40467768	Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(=CCO)C	296.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(1S,4R,6R,10R)-4,12,12-trimethyl-9-methylidene-5-oxatricyclo[8.2.0.04,6]dodecane	42433495	Click to see	220.35	unknown	via CMAUP database
(1S,4R,6S,10R)-4,12,12-trimethyl-9-methylidene-5-oxatricyclo[8.2.0.04,6]dodecane	7067459	Click to see	220.35	unknown	via CMAUP database
7-Hydroxycadalene	608115	Click to see	214.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
alpha-Cadinol	10398656	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CCC(C2CC1)(C)O)C(C)C	222.37	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Aromadendrane sesquiterpenoids / 5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids
Spathulenol	92231	Click to see	220.35	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Guaianes
Teucladiol	16046185	Click to see CC(C)C1CCC(=C)C2CCC(C2C1O)(C)O	238.37	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Hydroxysteroids
(3S,4S,4aS,5R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-3,5-dibenzoyloxy-4a-hydroxy-4,7,11b-trimethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-4-carboxylic acid	53388796	Click to see CC1C2CC(C3(C(C2CC4=C1C=CO4)(CCC(C3(C)C(=O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)C)O)OC(=O)C6=CC=CC=C6	572.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3S,4S,4aS,5R,6R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-3-acetyloxy-5,6-dibenzoyloxy-4a-hydroxy-4,7,11b-trimethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-4-carboxylic acid	10627788	Click to see	630.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3S,4S,4aS,5R,6R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-5,6-dibenzoyloxy-3,4a-dihydroxy-4,7,11b-trimethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-4-carboxylic acid	10698605	Click to see	588.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3S,4S,4aS,5R,6R,6aS,7R,11aS,11bR)-6-acetyloxy-3,5-dibenzoyloxy-4a-hydroxy-4,7,11b-trimethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-4-carboxylic acid	11157932	Click to see	630.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Hydroxysteroids / 7-hydroxysteroids / 7-alpha-hydroxysteroids
methyl (3S,4S,4aS,5R,6R,6aR,7S,11aS,11bR)-6-acetyloxy-4-(acetyloxymethyl)-3-benzoyloxy-4a,5-dihydroxy-4,11b-dimethyl-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-7-carboxylate	53388939	Click to see	598.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see	414.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3S,8R,9R,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	11870456	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
(2S)-2beta-[4-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)phenethyl]-6-(4-hydroxyphenethyl)-2,3-dihydro-4H-pyran-4-one	101787717	Click to see C1C(OC(=CC1=O)CCC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)CCC3=CC=C(C=C3)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	500.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TETLET.2011.01.108
6-[2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-2-[2-[4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]ethyl]-2,3-dihydropyran-4-one	162969964	Click to see C1C(OC(=CC1=O)CCC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)CCC3=CC=C(C=C3)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	500.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TETLET.2011.01.108
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Benzoquinones / P-benzoquinones
2,6-Dimethoxyquinone	68262	Click to see COC1=CC(=O)C=C(C1=O)OC	168.15	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthofurans
[(1S,2R,4R,5S,7S,10R,11S,18R)-5-hydroxy-6,6,10,18-tetramethyl-3,14-dioxapentacyclo[9.7.0.02,4.05,10.013,17]octadeca-13(17),15-dien-7-yl] benzoate	53388940	Click to see CC1C2C(CC3=C1C=CO3)C4(CCC(C(C4(C5C2O5)O)(C)C)OC(=O)C6=CC=CC=C6)C	436.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(4aR,5R,6R,6aS,7R,10aR,11aS,11bR)-4a,6-dihydroxy-10a-methoxy-4,4,7,11b-tetramethyl-9-oxo-2,3,5,6,6a,7,11,11a-octahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-5-yl] benzoate	11386164	Click to see CC1C2C(CC3(C1=CC(=O)O3)OC)C4(CCCC(C4(C(C2O)OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)O)(C)C)C	484.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
Neocaesalpin E	11450901	Click to see	348.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Neocaesalpin G	11295185	Click to see	510.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyrans / Pyranones and derivatives / Dihydropyranones
(2S)-2,6-bis[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-2,3-dihydropyran-4-one	101787716	Click to see C1C(OC(=CC1=O)CCC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)CCC3=CC=C(C=C3)O	338.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TETLET.2011.01.108
2,6-Bis[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-2,3-dihydropyran-4-one	162917854	Click to see	338.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TETLET.2011.01.108
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Coumarin glycosides
Calycanthoside	5318566	Click to see	384.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Isofraxidin	5318565	Click to see	222.19	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Apigenin	5280443	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O	270.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
(2R,3R)-2-[3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	163033096	Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C3C(C(=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4O3)O)O)O	482.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85055-V
2-[3,4-Dihydroxy-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	13503960	Click to see	482.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85055-V
3,5-dihydroxy-2-[3-hydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-7,8-dimethoxychromen-4-one	101915767	Click to see	508.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00596-L
3,5-Dihydroxy-2-[3-hydroxy-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-7,8-dimethoxychromen-4-one	74978552	Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C(=C1)O)C(=O)C(=C(O2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)OC	508.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00596-L
3,5,7-Trihydroxy-2-[4-hydroxy-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydropyran-2-yl]oxy-phenyl]chroman-4-one	14282773	Click to see	466.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85055-V
3,5,7-trihydroxy-8-methoxy-2-[3-methoxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]chromen-4-one	101630447	Click to see	508.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
3,5,7-Trihydroxy-8-methoxy-2-[3-methoxy-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]chromen-4-one	18475190	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)OC)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	508.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
Taxifolin 3'-glucoside	14282774	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O	466.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85055-V
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6S)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	162850853	Click to see	584.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50118A012
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-7,8-dimethoxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	101681786	Click to see	508.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00596-L
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-7,8-dimethoxy-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	74978546	Click to see	508.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00596-L
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-((2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl)oxychromen-4-one	51402807	Click to see	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(Hydroxymethyl)Oxan-2-Yl)Oxychromen-4-One	5378597	Click to see	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	5321870	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C2=C1OC(=C(C2=O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O	494.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	21722018	Click to see	494.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	73829984	Click to see	494.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7,8-trihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	163106179	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=C(C3=O)C(=CC(=C4O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50103A030
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-8-methoxy-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	14186852	Click to see	508.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
CID 44259988	44259988	Click to see	508.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
Gossypetin 3-rutinoside	44259980	Click to see	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50103A030
Hyperoside	5281643	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
Isoquercetin	5280804	Click to see	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
Limocitrin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside	5319024	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)OC)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O	508.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
Myricetin-3-O-rutinoside	21577860	Click to see	626.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50103A030
Rutin	5280805	Click to see	610.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50103A030
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
Apigenin 7-O-glucoside	5280704	Click to see	432.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
Npc85473	5385553	Click to see	432.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83305-I
Quercimeritrin	5282160	Click to see	464.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
(2S)-5,7-dimethoxy-2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-4-one	689011	Click to see	284.31	unknown	via CMAUP database
(2S)-5,7-Dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavanone	10336604	Click to see	328.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 2-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-5,7-dimethoxy-	11681403	Click to see	326.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
5,7-Dimethoxyflavone	88881	Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)OC)C(=O)C=C(O2)C3=CC=CC=C3	282.29	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 8-O-methylated flavonoids
(2R,3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162929455	Click to see	348.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85055-V
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162929453	Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C(=C1)O)C(=O)C(C(O2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O)OC	348.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85055-V
Gossypetin 7,8-dimethyl ether 3,3'-disulfate	15232042	Click to see	506.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50118A012
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Pyranoflavonoids
16-Hydroxy-18-methoxy-6,8,12,21-tetraoxapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,10.05,9.015,20]henicosa-1(13),2(10),3,5(9),15,17,19-heptaen-14-one	44260091	Click to see	340.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
6-Methoxypulcherrimin	44260092	Click to see	370.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Homoisoflavonoids
(3E)-3-((3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methylidene)-7-methoxychromen-4-one	5783568	Click to see	326.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3E)-3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethylidene)-7-hydroxychromen-4-one	18778791	Click to see	296.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3E)-3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethylidene)-7-methoxychromen-4-one	101489712	Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=O)C(=CC3=CC4=C(C=C3)OCO4)CO2	310.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3E)-3-[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]-6,7-dimethoxychromen-4-one	44475180	Click to see	342.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3E)-3-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]-7-methoxychromen-4-one	14079440	Click to see	282.29	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3E)-7-hydroxy-3-[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]chromen-4-one	13846662	Click to see	298.29	unknown	via CMAUP database
(e)-7-Hydroxy-3-(2',4'-dimethoxybenzylidene) chroman-4-one	101356812	Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C=C2COC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3)O)OC	312.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
(e)-7-Hydroxy-3-(3',4',5'-trimethoxybenzylidene) chroman-4-one	16082056	Click to see	342.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
(e)-7-Methoxy-3-(4'-methoxybenzylidene) chroman-4-one	6507117	Click to see	296.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Bonducellin	14079439	Click to see	282.29	unknown	via CMAUP database
Isobonducellin	10423880	Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C=C2COC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3)O	282.29	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Homoisoflavonoids / Homoisoflavans / Homoisoflavanones
(3S)-7-hydroxy-3-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	51533159	Click to see	284.31	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxychalcones
2'-Hydroxy-2,3,4',6'-tetramethoxychalcone	10337542	Click to see	344.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Isoliquiritigenin 4'-methyl ether	6537040	Click to see	270.28	unknown	via CMAUP database

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