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
OrderCornales
FamilyCornaceae
GenusCornus
Scientific name with authorshipCornus sericea L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cornus alba f. azurea (Lepage) B.BoivinCornus alba f. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) MorleyCornus alba subsp. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) WangerinCornus alba subsp. stolonifera (Michx.) WangerinCornus alba var. angustipetala WolfCornus alba var. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) B.BoivinCornus alba var. behnschii SchelleCornus alba var. californica (C.A.Mey.) B.BoivinCornus alba var. coloradensis KoehneCornus alba var. elata KoehneCornus alba var. elongata KoehneCornus alba var. flaviramea SpäthCornus alba var. flaviramea Späth ex KoehneCornus alba var. interior (Rydb.) B.BoivinCornus alba var. nitida KoehneCornus alba var. splendens DeckerCornus alba var. splendens DemckerCornus alba var. stolonifera (Michx.) TzvelevCornus baileyi J.M.Coult. & W.H.EvansCornus californica C.A.Mey.Cornus californica var. nevadensis Jeps.Cornus candissima Bisch.Cornus instolonea A.NelsonCornus interior (Rydb.) Druce, 1917Cornus interior (Rydb.) N.PetersenCornus nelsonii RoseCornus pubescens Torr.Cornus pubescens var. californica (C.A.Mey.) J.M.Coult. & W.H.EvansCornus purshii G.DonCornus sericea f. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) FosbergCornus sericea f. californica (C.A.Mey.) FosbergCornus sericea f. interior (Rydb.) FosbergCornus sericea f. stolonifera (Michx.) FosbergCornus sericea subsp. sericeaCornus sericea subsp. stolonifera (Michx.) FosbergCornus sericea var. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) Mohlenbr.Cornus sericea var. interior (Rydb.) H.St.JohnCornus sericea var. oblongifolia DC.Cornus sericea var. sericeaCornus stolonifer f. flaviramea (Späth ex Koehne) RickettCornus stolonifer var. flaviramea (Späth ex Koehne) RehderCornus stolonifera Michx.Cornus stolonifera f. angustior LepageCornus stolonifera f. azurea LepageCornus stolonifera f. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) RickettCornus stolonifera f. californica (C.A.Mey.) C.L.Hitchc.Cornus stolonifera f. dolichocarpa LepageCornus stolonifera f. flaviramea (Späth ex Koehne) RickettCornus stolonifera f. interior (Rydb.) RickettCornus stolonifera f. repens Vict.Cornus stolonifera var. angustipetala (Wolf) C.K.Schneid.Cornus stolonifera var. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) DrescherCornus stolonifera var. behnschii C.K.Schneid.Cornus stolonifera var. behnshi C.K.Schneid.Cornus stolonifera var. californica (C.A.Mey.) McMinnCornus stolonifera var. coloradense C.K.Schneid.Cornus stolonifera var. coloradensis (Koehne) C.K.Schneid.Cornus stolonifera var. elata (Koehne) C.K.Schneid.Cornus stolonifera var. elongata (Koehne) C.K.Schneid.Cornus stolonifera var. flaviramea (Späth ex Koehne) RehderCornus stolonifera var. interior (Rydb.) H.St.JohnCornus stolonifera var. nitida (Koehne) C.K.Schneid.Cornus stolonifera var. riparia (Rydb.) VisherCornus stolonifera var. splendens (Demcker) C.K.Schneid.Cornus stolonifera var. stoloniferaOssaea instolonea Nieuwl. & LunellOssea instolonea (A.Nelson) Nieuwl. & LunellOssea interior (Rydb.) LunellSvida sericea (L.) HolubSvida stolonifera (Michx.) Rydb.Swida alba subsp. stolonifera (Michx.) TzvelevSwida alba var. flaviramea (Späth ex Koehne) P.D.SellSwida baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) Rydb.Swida californica (C.A.Mey.) AbramsSwida instolonea (A.Nelson) Rydb.Swida interior Rydb.Swida sericea (L.) HolubSwida sericea (L.) S.S.YingSwida stolonifera (Michx.) Moldenke, 1937Swida stolonifera (Michx.) Rydb.Swida stolonifera var. flaviramea (Spaeth ex Koehne) Moldenke, 1938Swida stolonifera var. riparia Rydb.Thelycrania baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) Pojark.Thelycrania californica (C.A.Mey.) Pojark.Thelycrania instolonea (A.Nelson) Pojark.Thelycrania interior (Rydb.) Pojark.Thelycrania interna Pojark.Thelycrania sericea (L.) DandyThelycrania stolonifera (Michx.) Pojark.Thelycrania stolonifera f. baileyi (J.M.Coult.) D.Löve & J.-P.Bernard, 1959
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier66169-2
Use codesAF EU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.