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Definition of shepherd's needle in English: shepherd's needlenoun A white-flowered Eurasian plant of the parsley family, with long needle-shaped fruit. Scandix pecten-veneris, family Umbelliferae Example sentencesExamples - The report suggests that the species most at risk are the plants associated with arable habitats - including highly threatened species such as cornflower and shepherd's needle.
- Flowers, such as cornflowers, scarlet pimpernel and shepherd's needle, used to be a common sight in the county's cornfields 50 years ago, but today many are rare, or even extinct.
- Prints of the cornflower and shepherd's needle are available from the English Nature Press Office.
- Nationally threatened and important species that used to occur in Birmingham and the Black Country include shepherd's needle, cornflower and corn cockle.
- Adults live on flower nectar and pollen and are especially fond of lantana and shepherd's needle.
Definition of shepherd's needle in US English: shepherd's needlenoun A white-flowered Eurasian plant of the parsley family, with long needle-shaped fruit. Scandix pecten-veneris, family Umbelliferae Example sentencesExamples - The report suggests that the species most at risk are the plants associated with arable habitats - including highly threatened species such as cornflower and shepherd's needle.
- Flowers, such as cornflowers, scarlet pimpernel and shepherd's needle, used to be a common sight in the county's cornfields 50 years ago, but today many are rare, or even extinct.
- Adults live on flower nectar and pollen and are especially fond of lantana and shepherd's needle.
- Prints of the cornflower and shepherd's needle are available from the English Nature Press Office.
- Nationally threatened and important species that used to occur in Birmingham and the Black Country include shepherd's needle, cornflower and corn cockle.
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