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
GenusGutierrezia
Scientific name with authorshipGutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby
Indexed scientific synonyms
Brachyachyris euthamiae Spreng.Brachyris divaricata Nutt.Brachyris euthamiae Nutt.Galinsoga linearifolia (Lag.) Spreng.Gutierrezia corymbosa A.NelsonGutierrezia digyna S.F.BlakeGutierrezia divaricata (Nutt.) Torr. & A.GrayGutierrezia diversifolia GreeneGutierrezia euthamiae Torr. & A.GrayGutierrezia euthamiae var. euthamiaeGutierrezia euthamioe Torr. & A.GrayGutierrezia fasciculata GreeneGutierrezia filifolia GreeneGutierrezia fulva LunellGutierrezia furferacea GreeneGutierrezia globosa A.NelsonGutierrezia goldmanii GreeneGutierrezia greenei LunellGutierrezia haenkei Sch.Bip.Gutierrezia ionensis LunellGutierrezia juncea GreeneGutierrezia laricina GreeneGutierrezia lepidota GreeneGutierrezia linearifolia Lag.Gutierrezia linearis Rydb.Gutierrezia longifolia GreeneGutierrezia longipappa S.F.BlakeGutierrezia microphylla Durand & Hilg.Gutierrezia myriocephala A.NelsonGutierrezia sarothrae var. sarothraeGutierrezia scoparia Rydb.Gutierrezia tenuis GreeneSolidago sarothrae PurshXanthocephalum digynum (S.F.Blake) ShinnersXanthocephalum longipappum (S.F.Blake) ShinnersXanthocephalum sarothrae (Pursh) ShinnersXanthocephalum sarothrae var. sarothraeXanthocephalum tenue (Greene) Shinners
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier115050-2
Use codesAF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.