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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusBidens
Scientific name with authorshipBidens aurea (Aiton) Sherff
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bidens arguta KunthBidens arguta var. argutaBidens arguta var. luxurians (Willd.) DC.Bidens aurea var. aureaBidens aurea var. leptophylla (Nutt.) Sherff, 1915Bidens decolorata KunthBidens ferulaefolia (Jacq.) DC.Bidens ferulifolia (Jacq.) DC.Bidens ferulifolia (Jacq.) SweetBidens ferulifolia var. ferulifoliaBidens ferulifolia var. foeniculaefolia (DC.) SherffBidens ferulifolia var. foeniculifolia (DC.) SherffBidens ferulifolia var. ludens (A.Gray) SherffBidens ferulifolia var. typica SherffBidens foeniculifolia DC.Bidens heterophylla OrtegaBidens heterophylla var. heterophyllaBidens heterophylla var. typica Fiori, 1904Bidens longifolia DC.Bidens ludens A.GrayBidens luxurians Willd.Bidens mitis var. incisa (Torr. & A.Gray) SherffBidens mitis var. leptophylla (Nutt.) SmallBidens mitis var. subintega (Torr. & A.Gray) SherffBidens procera D.DonBidens tetragona (Cerv.) DC.Bidens warszewicziana RegelBidens warszewicziana var. bipinnata RegelBidens warszewicziana var. pinnata RegelBidens warszewicziana var. simplicifolia RegelCoreocarpus ferulaefolia Jacq.Coreopsis ambigua Nutt.Coreopsis angustifolia Pav.Coreopsis angustifolia Pav. ex DC., 1836Coreopsis angustifulia Pav.Coreopsis angustifulia Pav. ex D.DonCoreopsis arguta PurshCoreopsis aurea AitonCoreopsis aurea Dryand.Coreopsis aurea var. aureaCoreopsis aurea var. incisa Torr. & A.GrayCoreopsis aurea var. leptophylla (Nutt.) Torr. & A.GrayCoreopsis aurea var. subintegra Torr. & A.GrayCoreopsis coronata WalterCoreopsis ferulacea TilliCoreopsis ferulaefolia Jacq.Coreopsis ferulifolia Jacq.Coreopsis foeniculacea Moc. & SesséCoreopsis foeniculacea Moc. & Sessé ex DC.Coreopsis incurva MoenchCoreopsis lucida Cav.Coreopsis luxurians (Willd.) P.Pell., 1942Coreopsis nitida Cav.Coreopsis nitida Hort.Coreopsis tetragona Cerv.Coreopsis tetragona Cerv. ex La Llave & Lex.Coreopsis trichosperma var. aurea (Aiton) Nutt.Diodonta aurea (Aiton) Nutt.Diodonta leptophylla Nutt.Diodonta mitis Nutt.Kerneria ferulaefolia (Jacq.) Cass., 1827Kerneria ferulifolia (Jacq.) Cass.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier32316-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.