mezereum

One of the most fascinating Daphnes is the rather stiff, upright D. mezereum.

Mezerein can be found in Daphne mezereum.

The larvae feed on Daphne mezereum.

Mezerein is a toxic diterpene ester found in the sap of Daphne mezereum and related plants.

Daphne mezereum (I)

Daphne mezereum is very toxic because of the compounds mezerein and daphnin present especially in the berries and twigs.

Mezereon (Daphne mezereum; Paprastasis žalčialunkis)

The larvae live between spun leaves of Thymelaea passerina, Daphne mezereum and Daphne laureola.

There are more than 50 species and scores of hybrids, with D. odora, Daphne x Burkwoodii and D. mezereum among the best known.

There occurs: daphne mezereum, red elderberry, hazel, platanthera bifolia, sweet woodruff, herb paris, cranberry, wood sorrel, chickweed wintergreen, Common Cow-wheat and lily of the valley.

With Daphne mezereum it is one of two species of Daphne native to Britain, both of which have a strong preference for alkaline soils and are most commonly found in limestone areas.

Daphne mezereum, commonly known as mezereon, is a species of Daphne in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to most of Europe and Western Asia, north to northern Scandinavia and Russia.

The garden contains about 2,000 species including Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Daphne mezereum, Juniperus nana, Pinus mugo, Rhamnus pumilus, Rosa pendulina, Salix retusa, Quercus ilex, and Vaccinium myrtillus.

Plants classified as eastern need comparatively more summer sunshine, with less humidity, but can tolerate cold winters; these will often occur in the southeast and inland areas, examples are Daphne mezereum, Fragaria viridis and spiked speedwell.

Bois Gentil, Bois Joli, Camolea, Daphne, Daphne mezereum, Dwarf Bay, Mezereum, Spurge Flax, Spurge Laurel, Spurge Olive, Wild Pepper.