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
GenusGamochaeta
Scientific name with authorshipGamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Gamochaeta americana var. alpina Wedd.Gamochaeta americana var. americanaGamochaeta americana var. vulgaris Wedd.Gamochaeta coarctata (Willd.) KerguélenGamochaeta guatemalensis (Gand.) CabreraGamochaeta irazuensis G.L.NesomGamochaeta spicata (Klatt) CabreraGnaphalium americanum Mill.Gnaphalium americanum var. alpina Wedd.Gnaphalium americanum var. americanumGnaphalium coarctatum Willd.Gnaphalium consanguineum Gaudich.Gnaphalium guatemalense Gand.Gnaphalium liui S.S.YingGnaphalium purpureum subsp. spicatum (Lam.) BakerGnaphalium purpureum var. americanum (Mill.) KlattGnaphalium purpureum var. macrophyllum Greenm.Gnaphalium purpureum var. spicatum (Lam.) Baker, 1882Gnaphalium purpureum var. spicatum KlattGnaphalium radians var. spicatum KlattGnaphalium spicatum Lam.Gnaphalium spicatum f. consanguineum Skottsb.Gnaphalium spicatum var. alpinum (Wedd.) Hieron.Gnaphalium spicatum var. chonoticum Hook.fil.Gnaphalium spicatum var. consanguineum Skottsb.Gnaphalium spicatum var. hololeucum Phil.Gnaphalium spicatum var. interruptum DC.Gnaphalium spicatum var. sabulosum DC.
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 identifier1213296-2
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.