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
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusBassia
Scientific name with authorshipBassia scoparia (L.) A.J.Scott
Indexed scientific synonyms
Atriplex scoparia (L.) CrantzBassia alata (Bates) A.J.ScottBassia scoparia (L.) VossBassia scoparia f. trichophylla (Voss) S.L.WelshBassia scoparia subsp. culta (Voss) Nebot, De la Torre, Mateo & F.AlcarazBassia scoparia var. culta VossBassia scoparia var. trichophylla (Voss) S.L.WelshBassia sieversiana (Pall.) W.A.WeberBushiola scoparia (L.) Nieuwl.Chenopodium scoparia L.Kochia alata BatesKochia densiflora (Moq.) B.D.Jacks.Kochia parodii AellenKochia parodii var. contracta AellenKochia parodii var. densa AellenKochia parodii var. elongata AellenKochia parodii var. glabrescen AellenKochia parodii var. glabrescens AellenKochia prostrata var. densiflora Moq.Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.Kochia scoparia f. appendiculata (Parsa) AellenKochia scoparia f. densa (Aellen) A.SorianoKochia scoparia f. densiflora Moq.Kochia scoparia f. pubescens (Fenzl) AellenKochia scoparia f. remotiflora BeckKochia scoparia f. suaedifolia (Kitag.) K.P.MaKochia scoparia f. subglabra (Moq.) AellenKochia scoparia f. subscoparia AellenKochia scoparia f. trichophylla (Voss) Schinz & Thell.Kochia scoparia f. trichophylla Bech.Kochia scoparia subsp. culta (Voss) O.Bolòs & VigoKochia scoparia subsp. hirsutissima Sukhor.Kochia scoparia subsp. sieversiana (Pall.) Graebn.Kochia scoparia var. alata C.H.BlomKochia scoparia var. albovillosa Kitag.Kochia scoparia var. canescens Zapal.Kochia scoparia var. culta (Voss) VossKochia scoparia var. pubescens FenzlKochia scoparia var. sieversiana (Pall.) Ulbr.Kochia scoparia var. sieversiana (Pall.) Ulbr. ex Asch. & Graebn.Kochia scoparia var. songarica (Siev. ex Pall.) Moq.Kochia scoparia var. suaedifolia Kitag.Kochia scoparia var. subglabra Moq.Kochia scoparia var. trichophylla (Stapf) L.MöllerKochia scoparia var. trichophylla (Voss) L.H.BaileyKochia sieversiana (Pall.) C.A.Mey.Kochia trichophylla StapfKochia trichophylla VossKochia virgata Kostel.Salsola scoparia (L.) M.Bieb.Salsola sieversiana Pall.Salsola sieversiana Pall. ex Steud.Salsola songarica Siev.Salsola songarica Siev. ex Pall.Suaeda cinerea SchurSuaeda sieversiana Pall.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier164422-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.