Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusAgrostemma
Scientific name with authorshipAgrostemma githago L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostemma githago f. exilis BolzonAgrostemma githago f. nicaeensis (Roth) HegiAgrostemma githago var. alba H.Mart.Agrostemma githago var. killiasii BrüggerAgrostemma githago var. linicola (Terechov) K.HammerAgrostemma githago var. macrospermum (Levina) K.HammerAgrostemma githago var. microcalyx DöllAgrostemma githago var. minor Cout.Agrostemma githago var. minor Zapal.Agrostemma githago var. nanum Hartm.Agrostemma githago var. nicaeense Willd.Agrostemma githago var. nicaeensis (Pers.) Rouy & FoucaudAgrostemma gitthago Retz.Agrostemma hirsutum Gilib.Agrostemma hirsutum StokesAgrostemma infestum Salisb.Agrostemma linicola TerechovAgrostemma macrospermum LevinaAgrostemma nicaeense Pers.Agrostemma nicaeensis Pers.Agrostemma nicaeensis RothGithago nicaeensis (Roth) LinkGithago segetalis St.-Lag.Githago segetum LinkGithago segetum var. nanum LunellLychnis agrostemma Ledeb.Lychnis githago (L.) Scop.Lychnis githago var. nicaeensis Willd.Lychnis githago var. nicaensis DC.Lychnis nicaeensis (Roth) G.DonLychnis segetalis St.-Lag.Lychnis segetum Lam.Silene githago (L.) Clairv.Silene githago (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Poison reported
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier150316-1
Use codesEU ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.