Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyFrankeniaceae
GenusFrankenia
Scientific name with authorshipFrankenia hirsuta L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Franca corymbosa (Desf.) Vis.Franca hispida (DC.) Vis.Franca laevis Vis.Franca nothria Vis.Franca revoluta (Forssk.) Vis.Franca thymifolia (Desf.) Vis.Franca velutina Vis.Frankenia aucheri Jaub. & SpachFrankenia bianorii Sennen & PauFrankenia canescens Willd.Frankenia canescens Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.fil.Frankenia ericoides Pers.Frankenia hirsuta subsp. aucheri (Jaub. & Spach) Bornm.Frankenia hirsuta subsp. hispida (DC.) HolmboeFrankenia hirsuta subsp. intermedia (DC.) P.Fourn.Frankenia hirsuta var. brevipes Hausskn.Frankenia hirsuta var. erecta Boiss.Frankenia hirsuta var. hispida (DC.) Boiss.Frankenia hirsuta var. intermedia (DC.) Boiss.Frankenia hirsuta var. revoluta (Forssk.) Boiss.Frankenia hispida DC.Frankenia intermedia DC.Frankenia laevis subsp. hirsuta (L.) Emb. & MaireFrankenia laevis subsp. hirsuta (L.) FioriFrankenia laevis subsp. intermedia (DC.) MaireFrankenia laevis var. cineracens MorisFrankenia laevis var. hirsuta (L.) Batt. & Trab.Frankenia laevis var. hispida (DC.) BonnetFrankenia laevis var. intermedia (DC.) BonnetFrankenia laevis var. revoluta (Forssk.) E.A.Durand & BarratteFrankenia narynensis Botsch.Frankenia pilosa Pall.Frankenia revoluta Forssk.Frankenia strigosa C.PreslNothria capensis J.F.Gmel.Nothria hirsuta (L.) Steud.
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 identifier366280-1
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
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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.