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 cernua L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bidens cernua f. cernuaBidens cernua f. klinggraeffii HayekBidens cernua f. minima (Huds.) NeumanBidens cernua f. natans (Osswald & Sagorski) Vollm.Bidens cernua f. radiata (Roth) Kindb.Bidens cernua subsp. minima (Huds.) PurshBidens cernua subsp. monocephala (W.D.J.Koch) Ces.Bidens cernua subsp. radiata Retz.Bidens cernua var. anomala Farw.Bidens cernua var. bidens (L.) Farw., 1900Bidens cernua var. bidens (L.) Lej.Bidens cernua var. bidens (L.) Wirtg.Bidens cernua var. careopsidis Dumort.Bidens cernua var. coreopsidis Dumort.Bidens cernua var. coreopsis PurshBidens cernua var. coreopsis Schltdl.Bidens cernua var. dentata (Nutt.) B.BoivinBidens cernua var. discoidea Hartm.Bidens cernua var. discoidea Wimm. & Grab., 1829Bidens cernua var. ebracteata GaudinBidens cernua var. elatior Torr.Bidens cernua var. elatior Torr. ex Greene, 1901Bidens cernua var. elliptica WiegandBidens cernua var. ligulata Bonnet ex Corb.Bidens cernua var. ligulata Bonnet, 1883Bidens cernua var. limosa NakaiBidens cernua var. minima (Huds.) K.G.HagenBidens cernua var. minima (Huds.) MératBidens cernua var. monocephala ZersiBidens cernua var. monocephala Zersi ex Fiori, 1904Bidens cernua var. nana Wimm. & Grab., 1829Bidens cernua var. natans Osswald & SagorskiBidens cernua var. nutansBidens cernua var. pumila H.Mart.Bidens cernua var. radiata DC.Bidens cernua var. radiata Hartm.Bidens cernua var. radiata RothBidens cernua var. rugosa Coss. & Germ., 1845Bidens cernua var. vulgaris Schltdl.Bidens ciliolata GreeneBidens cusickii GreeneBidens dentata WiegandBidens elliptica (Wiegand) GleasonBidens elliptica Wiegand, 1899Bidens elliptica var. ellipticaBidens elliptica var. integra WiegandBidens elliptica var. minima (Hudson) Larss.Bidens elliptica var. oligodonta Fernald & H.St.JohnBidens filamentosa Rydb.Bidens glaucescens GreeneBidens gracilenta GreeneBidens graveolens Kom., 1916Bidens kelloggii GreeneBidens leptomeria GreeneBidens leptopoda GreeneBidens lonchophylla GreeneBidens macounii GreeneBidens marginata Greene, 1899Bidens minima Huds.Bidens prionophylla GreeneBidens quadriaristata var. dentata Nutt.Bidens tripartia f. anomala (Farw.) B.BoivinBidens tripartita f. anomala (Farw.) B.BoivinBuphthalmum nutans VitmanCoreopsis bidens L.Coreopsis quadricornis Krock.Coreopsis ridens Gunnerus
Documented use categories
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 identifier184796-1
Use codesME
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.