Table 3 Plant sample information

From: Tracing the botanical origins of UK heather honey by relative quantification of plant DNA

IDa

species

family

common name

region

CV01

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

East

CV02

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

East

CV03

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

South West

CV04

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

South West

CV05

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

South West

CV06

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

South West

CV07a

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

Wales

CV08a

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

Wales

CV09a

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

North East

CV10a

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

South West

CV11a

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

South West

CV12a

Calluna vulgaris

Ericaceae

ling heather

Scotland

Daa

Taraxacum spp.

Asteraceae

dandelion

Scotland

EC01

Erica cinerea

Ericaceae

bell heather

South West

EC02

Erica cinerea

Ericaceae

bell heather

South West

EC03

Erica cinerea

Ericaceae

bell heather

South West

EC04

Erica cinerea

Ericaceae

bell heather

South West

EC05a

Erica cinerea

Ericaceae

bell heather

North East

EC06a

Erica cinerea

Ericaceae

bell heather

South West

EC07a

Erica cinerea

Ericaceae

bell heather

South West

EC08a

Erica cinerea

Ericaceae

bell heather

South West

ETa

Erica tetralix

Ericaceae

cross-leaved heath

South West

Mia

Mentha spp.

Lamiaceae

mint

South West

PEa

Potentilla erecta

Rosaceae

tormentil

Scotland

PVa

Prunella vulgaris

Lamiaceae

selfheal

Scotland

RFa

Rubus fruticosus

Rosaceae

bramble

Scotland

RWa

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Onagraceae

rosebay willowherb

Scotland

SCa

Silene coronaria

Caryophyllaceae

rose campion

Scotland

SPa

Succisa pratensis

Caprifoliaceae

devil’s-bit scabious

Scotland

Tha

Cirsium or Carduus spp.

Asteraceae

thistle

Scotland

  1. IDa indicates a sample that was a leaf cutting (not fresh).