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
OrderGeraniales
FamilyGeraniaceae
GenusGeranium
Scientific name with authorshipGeranium phaeum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Geranium austriacum Wiesb. ex HayekGeranium austriacum Wiesb., 1901Geranium fuscum L.Geranium hungaricum Wiesb.Geranium hungaricum Wiesb. ex GrecescuGeranium lividum L'Hér.Geranium lividum var. caerulescens MurrGeranium moldavicum subsp. ap BobrovGeranium montanum BubaniGeranium montanum J.KoenigGeranium montanum J.Koenig ex O.Müll.Geranium patulum Vill.Geranium phaeum f. austriacum Wiesb.Geranium phaeum f. baldensis A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum f. gallica A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum f. helvetica A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum f. hungaricum Wiesb.Geranium phaeum f. hungaricum Wiesb. ex GamsGeranium phaeum f. linnaei C.E.Lundstr.Geranium phaeum f. maculatum (Schur) GamsGeranium phaeum f. pallidum Gortani & M.GortaniGeranium phaeum f. pyrenaica A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum subsp. austriacum Wiesb.Geranium phaeum subsp. austriacum Wiesb. ex HayekGeranium phaeum subsp. baldensis A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum subsp. caerulescens (Murr) Graebn.Geranium phaeum subsp. fuscum (L.) A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum subsp. gallica A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum subsp. helvetica A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum subsp. lividum (L'Hér.) HayekGeranium phaeum subsp. lividum (L'Hér.) Pers.Geranium phaeum subsp. maculatum (Schur) Graebn.Geranium phaeum subsp. nodosum (Schur) A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum subsp. nodosum (Schur) Graebn.Geranium phaeum subsp. normale A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum subsp. pallidum (Gortani & M.Gortani) Graebn.Geranium phaeum subsp. patula (Vill.) A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum subsp. planipetalum (Chaix) A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum subsp. pyrenaica A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum var. atropurpureum DuftschmidGeranium phaeum var. balcanicum A.Terracc.Geranium phaeum var. caerulescens (Murr) Graebn.Geranium phaeum var. fuscum (L.) DC.Geranium phaeum var. lividum (L'Hér.) DC.Geranium phaeum var. lividum (L'Hér.) Pers.Geranium phaeum var. maculatum (Schur) Graebn.Geranium phaeum var. maculatum SchurGeranium phaeum var. nodosum (Schur) Graebn.Geranium phaeum var. nodosum SchurGeranium phaeum var. pallidum (Gortani & M.Gortani) Graebn.Geranium phaeum var. patulum (Vill.) NymanGeranium phaeum var. patulum (Vill.) St.-Lag.Geranium phaeum var. vulgatius DC.Geranium planipetalum ChaixGeranium subcaeruleum DickGeranium subcaeruleum Dick ex Schleich.Geranium subcoeruleum DickGeranium subcoeruleum Dick ex Schleich.
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 identifier373470-1
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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