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
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusGalium
Scientific name with authorshipGalium boreale L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aparine borealis (L.) HillAparine borealis Delarbre, 1800Galium auriense Pourr.Galium auriense Pourr. ex Willk. & LangeGalium boreale f. genuinum Maxim.Galium boreale f. humidiusculum C.G.Westerl.Galium boreale f. hyssopifolium (Hoffm.) B.BoivinGalium boreale f. kamtschaticum Maxim.Galium boreale f. latifolium Maxim.Galium boreale nothosubsp. intermedium (DC.) SojákGalium boreale subsp. hyssopifolium (Hoffm.) Schübl. & G.MartensGalium boreale subsp. hyssopifolium (Hoffm.) Soják, 1980Galium boreale subsp. incurvatum (Urschler) SojákGalium boreale subsp. linearifolium (Rydb.) SojákGalium boreale subsp. pseudorubioides (Schur) SoóGalium boreale subsp. septentrionale (Roem. & Schult.) H.HaraGalium boreale subsp. septentrionale (Roem. & Schult.) IltisGalium boreale subsp. ussuriense (Pobed.) Vorosch.Galium boreale var. angustifolium (Freyn) Cufod.Galium boreale var. borealeGalium boreale var. ciliatum NakaiGalium boreale var. diffusum (Schrad. ex Link) Rchb.Galium boreale var. elatius GaudinGalium boreale var. genuinum Gren.Galium boreale var. glabrum Q.H.LiuGalium boreale var. glabrum Spenn.Galium boreale var. glabrum St.-Lag.Galium boreale var. hirsutum Serg.Galium boreale var. hispidulum Spenn.Galium boreale var. hyssopifolium (Hoffm.) DC.Galium boreale var. hyssopifolium (Hoffm.) Serg., 1936Galium boreale var. incurvatum (Urschler) KliphuisGalium boreale var. intermedium DC.Galium boreale var. kamtschaticum (Maxim.) NakaiGalium boreale var. koreanum NakaiGalium boreale var. lanceolatum NakaiGalium boreale var. lancilimbum W.C.ChenGalium boreale var. latifolium Turcz.Galium boreale var. leiocarpum MeyenGalium boreale var. leiocarpum NakaiGalium boreale var. linearifolium Rydb.Galium boreale var. nudum Klett & Richt.Galium boreale var. pseudorubioides SchurGalium boreale var. roseum N.ColemanGalium boreale var. scabrum DC.Galium boreale var. septentrionale (Roem. & Schult.) KliphuisGalium boreale var. septentrionalis (Roem. & Schult.) H.HaraGalium boreale var. typicum G.BeckGalium boreale var. typicum RouyGalium boreale var. vogesiacum (F.Gérard) RouyGalium boreale var. vulgare Turcz.Galium diffusum Schrad.Galium diffusum Schrad. ex LinkGalium hyssopifolium Hoffm.Galium mesocarpon A.Kern.Galium nervosum Lam.Galium orbibracteatum Chaub.Galium rubioides Willd.Galium rubioides Willd. ex Ledeb.Galium rubioides var. angustifolium FreynGalium rubioides var. hyssopifolium Pers.Galium rubioides var. latifolium FreynGalium schilkense PopovGalium septentrionale Roem. & Schult.Galium septentrionale var. glabrum UrschlerGalium septentrionale var. incurvatum UrschlerGalium strictum Torr.Galium trinerve MoenchGalium trinervium Gilib.Galium ussuriense Pobed.Galium utahense Eastw.Galium vogesiacum F.GérardRubia borealis (L.) Baill.Trichogalium boreale (L.) Fourr.
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 identifier749626-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.