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Internal ID UUID643fecc9d126c877138433
Scientific name Sherardia arvensis
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 102 (1753)

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Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Asperula sherardii Hock ex E.Hallier Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl. : 1199 (1893)
Asterophyllum scherardianum K.F.Schimp. & Spenn. Fl. Friburg. 3: 1077 (1829)
Sherardia affinis Gand. Contr. Fl. Terr. Slav. Merid. 1: 14 (1883)
Sherardia agraria Tornab. Fl. Sicul. : 284 (1887)
Sherardia arvensis var. maritima Griseb. Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 169 1846
Sherardia arvensis subsp. maritima (Griseb.) Soják Čas. Nár. Muz. Praze, Rada Přír. 152(1): 22. 1983
Sherardia elliptica Gand. Contr. Fl. Terr. Slav. Merid. 1: 15 (1883)
Sherardia pantocsekii Gand. Contr. Fl. Terr. Slav. Merid. 1: 14 (1883)
Sherardia arvensis f. argentina Hicken Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 65: 311 (1908)
Sherardia arvensis var. hirsuta Baguet Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 15: 132 (1876)
Sherardia arvensis var. walrawenii Wirtg. ex Baguet Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 15: 132. 1876
Sherardia arvensis var. hirta R.Uechtr. Fl. Schlesien 195. 1881
Sherardia arvensis var. littoralis Conill Bull. Assoc. Pyrén. Échange Pl. 15: 13. 1905
Sherardia arvensis f. maritima (Griseb.) Litard. Candollea 11: 216 1948
Sherardia maritima (Griseb.) Borbás Magyar Bot. Lapok 2: 302. 1903 (1903)
Asperula sherardia var. maritima (Griseb.) Höck Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl. ed. 3: 1199 1893
Sherardia arvensis var. albiflora Tinant Fl. Luxemb. 94. 1836
Galium sherardia E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 12: 187 (1904)
Hexodontocarpus arvensis Dulac Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées : 467 (1867)
Sherardia umbellata Gilib. Exerc. Phyt. 1: 26 (1792)
Sherardia arvensis var. neglecta Guépin ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. : 335 (1879)
Asperula sherardia var. typica Höck Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl. , ed. 3: 1199 (1893)
Sherardia arvensis var. mutica Wirtg. Herb. Pl. Select. Fl. Rhenanae 1859: n.° 365 (1859)
Sherardia arvensis var. crispa Fr. Fl. Hallandica : 32 (1817)
Sherardia arvensis subsp. maritima (Griseb.) Jáv. Magyar Fl. 1035 (1925)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English field madder
English blue field madder
English blue fieldmadder
Spanish raspilla
Spanish rubeola
Belarusian Шэрардыя
Bulgarian полски гръдник
Czech bračka rolní
Welsh mandon las yr ŷd
Danish almindelig blåstjerne
German ackerröte
Estonian madarik
Finnish sinimatara
French shérardie des champs
French shérardie
Irish dearg faille
gd màdar na machrach
Upper Sorbian rólny šešeračk
Upper Sorbian rólny šešerjačk
Upper Sorbian Šešerjačk
Igbo field madder
Icelandic blámaðra
Japanese ハナヤエムグラ属
Japanese ハナヤエムグラ
Lithuanian dirvinė šerardija
Latvian tīruma šerardija
Norwegian Bokmål blåmaure
Dutch blauw walstro
Polish rolnica pospolita
Polish rolnica
Portuguese granza
Portuguese granza-dos-campos
Russian Жерардия
Slovak drapuľa roľná
Swedish blåmadra
Swedish Åkermadd
Ukrainian Шерардія польова
Chinese 雪亞迪草
Chinese 雪亚迪草
Chinese 野茜
Chinese 田茜

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Azores
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
      • Selvagens
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Saudi Arabia
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • China
      • China Southeast
    • Eastern Asia
      • Taiwan
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Turkmenistan
    • Russian Far East
      • Primorye
    • Siberia
      • Altay
      • West Siberia
    • Western Asia
      • Cyprus
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Sinai
      • Turkey
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • Norfolk Island
      • South Australia
      • Tasmania
      • Victoria
      • Western Australia
    • New Zealand
      • Chatham Islands
      • Kermadec Islands
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • Krym
      • North European Russia
      • Northwest European Russia
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Great Britain
      • Ireland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Kriti
      • Romania
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • New York
      • Pennsylvania
      • Vermont
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Kentucky
      • Maryland
      • Tennessee
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
    • Western Canada
      • British Columbia
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Bermuda
      • Cuba
      • Haiti
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Argentina Northwest
      • Chile Central
      • Uruguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000309707
Florida Plant Atlas 1855
Canadensys 9035
USDA Plants SHAR2
Tropicos 27900240
INPN 123164
Flora of Italy 4089
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:766342-1
The Plant List kew-190927
Plantarium 35564
Open Tree Of Life 782825
Observations.org 2749
NCBI Taxonomy 29803
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000004300
Nature Serve 2.136423
IPNI 766342-1
iNaturalist 47691
GBIF 5339050
Freebase /m/069n3w
EPPO SHRAR
EOL 1110294
Elurikkus 7257
Calflora (Californian flora) 7542
USDA GRIN 316921
Wikipedia Sherardia_arvensis

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_948330725.1 daSheArve1.1 Chromosome WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE 2023-01-26 76 420.51 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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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
The genome sequence of field madder, Sherardia arvensis L., 1753 (Rubiaceae). Christenhusz MJM Wellcome Open Res 01-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11320180
doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21027.1
PMID:39139616
Ecological and Syntaxonomic Analysis of the Communities of Glebionis coronaria and G. discolor (Malvion neglectae) in the European Mediterranean Area Cano E, Cano-Ortiz A, Quinto Canas R, Piñar Fuentes JC, Rodrigues Meireles C, Raposo M, Pinto Gomes C, Laface VL, Spampinato G, Musarella CM Plants (Basel) 20-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10934477
doi:10.3390/plants13050568
PMID:38475415
Plant-related Philistine ritual practices at biblical Gath Frumin S, Maeir AM, Eniukhina M, Dagan A, Weiss E Sci Rep 12-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10861565
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-52974-9
PMID:38347005
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
Distribution, Effect, and Control of Exotic Plants in Republic of Korea Lim BS, Seok JE, Lim CH, Kim GS, Shin HC, Lee CS Biology (Basel) 06-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10294914
doi:10.3390/biology12060826
PMID:37372111
Plant Functional Dispersion, Vulnerability and Originality Increase Arthropod Functions from a Protected Mountain Mediterranean Area in Spring Calheiros-Nogueira B, Aguiar C, Villa M Plants (Basel) 16-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9960503
doi:10.3390/plants12040889
PMID:36840238
Effects of Prickly Burnet (Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach.) Control and Sheep Grazing on Hay Yield and Quality on Gökçeada Island, Turkey Alatürk F, Gökkuş A, Özaslan Parlak A, Baytekin H, Tölü C Animals (Basel) 08-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9686760
doi:10.3390/ani12223073
PMID:36428300
Effect of Sheep Grazing, Stocking Rates and Dolomitic Limestone Application on the Floristic Composition of a Permanent Dryland Pasture, in the Montado Agroforestry System of Southern Portugal Carreira E, Serrano J, Gomes CJ, Shahidian S, Paniagua LL, Pilirito A, Lopes Castro J, Carvalho M, Pereira AF Animals (Basel) 20-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9559647
doi:10.3390/ani12192506
PMID:36230248
Biodiversity in Urban Areas: The Extraordinary Case of Appia Antica Regional Park (Rome, Italy) Iamonico D Plants (Basel) 15-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9414419
doi:10.3390/plants11162122
PMID:36015425
The Plant Communities of the Class Isoëto-Nanojuncetea in Sicily Brullo S, Brullo C, Sciandrello S, Tavilla G, Cambria S, Tomaselli V, Ilardi V, Giusso del Galdo G, Minissale P Plants (Basel) 29-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9104982
doi:10.3390/plants11091214
PMID:35567216
Diet Selection by the Italian Hare (Lepus corsicanus de Winton, 1898) in Two Protected Coastal Areas of Latium Freschi P, Fascetti S, Riga F, Rizzardini G, Fortebraccio M, Ragni M, Paolino R, Cosentino C Animals (Basel) 09-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8944817
doi:10.3390/ani12060687
PMID:35327084
Crops on the Rocks: Production, Processing, and Storage at the Early Medieval Site of Senhora Do Barrocal (Municipality of Sátão, Central Portugal) Seabra L, Tente C, Vaz FC, Oliveira C, González Carretero L, Tereso JP Plants (Basel) 09-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8880156
doi:10.3390/plants11040471
PMID:35214803
A dataset of the flowering plants (Angiospermae) in urban green areas in five European cities Casanelles-Abella J, Frey D, Müller S, Aleixo C, Alós Ortí M, Deguines N, Hallikma T, Laanisto L, Niinemets Ü, Pinho P, Samson R, Villarroya-Villalba L, Moretti M Data Brief 25-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8258796
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2021.107243
PMID:34307807
An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti) Lattanzi E, Del Vico E, Tranquilli R, Farris E, Marignani M, Rosati L PhytoKeys 31-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8390790
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.178.62947
PMID:34475797
Effects of Weed Control Practices on Plant Diversity in a Homogenous Olive-Dominated Landscape (South-East of Italy) Terzi M, Barca E, Cazzato E, D’Amico FS, Lasorella C, Fracchiolla M Plants (Basel) 29-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8228655
doi:10.3390/plants10061090
PMID:34072310

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