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
OrderDipsacales
FamilyCaprifoliaceae
GenusDipsacus
Scientific name with authorshipDipsacus fullonum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dipsacus arcimusci Lojac.Dipsacus botterii MalyDipsacus botterii Maly ex NymanDipsacus carminatorius Salisb.Dipsacus connatofolius Gilib.Dipsacus divaricatus C.PreslDipsacus fullonum ThoreDipsacus fullonum f. ternatus Farw.Dipsacus fullonum subsp. sylvestris (Huds.) A.R.ClaphamDipsacus fullonum subsp. sylvestris (Huds.) Ehrh.Dipsacus fullonum subsp. sylvestris (Huds.) P.Fourn.Dipsacus fullonum var. comosus Lej.Dipsacus fullonum var. divaricatus (C.Presl) Alef.Dipsacus fullonum var. intermedius Coss.Dipsacus fullonum var. laciniatus Alef.Dipsacus fullonum var. pallidus Alef.Dipsacus fullonum var. sylvestris (Huds.) Alef.Dipsacus fullonum var. sylvestris (Huds.) Huds.Dipsacus fullonum var. sylvestris (Huds.) Schmalh.Dipsacus fullonum var. technicus Alef.Dipsacus horridus OpizDipsacus meyeri ChabertDipsacus mirabilis Gand.Dipsacus morisonii BoreauDipsacus orsini Sanguin.Dipsacus palustris Salisb.Dipsacus purpurascens Gand.Dipsacus silvester A.Kern.Dipsacus silvester Huds.Dipsacus sinuatus Schltdl.Dipsacus sinuatus Schltdl. ex Roem. & Schult.Dipsacus sylvestris Huds.Dipsacus sylvestris Mill.Dipsacus sylvestris f. albidus Steyerm.Dipsacus sylvestris f. pinnatifidus (W.D.J.Koch) Vollm.Dipsacus sylvestris var. horridus TauschDipsacus sylvestris var. horridus Wimm. & Grab.Dipsacus sylvestris var. laciniatus Baumg.Dipsacus sylvestris var. laciniatus Baumg. ex Klett & Richt.Dipsacus sylvestris var. pinnatifidus W.D.J.KochDipsacus vulgaris C.C.Gmel.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
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 identifier319260-1
Use codesEU HF IF 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.