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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusGypsophila
Scientific name with authorshipGypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dianthus inclusus Walp.Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) ClarkeGypsophila vaccaria (L.) Clarke ex Towns.Lychnis vaccaria (L.) Scop.Saponaria amplissima Mill.Saponaria hispanica Mill.Saponaria inclusa K.KochSaponaria liniflora Boiss. & Hausskn.Saponaria oxydonta (Boiss.) Boiss.Saponaria oxyodonta (Boiss.) Boiss.Saponaria pentagona Steud.Saponaria perfoliata Gilib.Saponaria perfoliata Roxb.Saponaria perfoliata Roxb. ex Willd.Saponaria rubra Lam.Saponaria segetalis Neck.Saponaria vaccaria L.Saponaria vaccaria f. grohii B.BoivinSaponaria vaccaria var. grandiflora Fisch.Saponaria vaccaria var. grandiflora Fisch. ex DC.Saponaria vaccaria var. grandiflora Fisch. ex Ser.Silene vaccaria (L.) E.H.L.KrauseVaccaria arvensis LinkVaccaria brachycalyx PauVaccaria grandiflora Jaub. & SpachVaccaria grandiflora f. humilior Zapal.Vaccaria grandiflora var. angustilimbis Zapal.Vaccaria grandiflora var. platyphylla Zapal.Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) RauschertVaccaria hispanica subsp. grandiflora (Ser.) HolubVaccaria hispanica subsp. hispanicaVaccaria hispanica subsp. liniflora (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Greuter & BurdetVaccaria hispanica subsp. oxyodonta (Boiss.) Greuter & BurdetVaccaria hispanica subsp. pyramidata (Medik.) HolubVaccaria hispanica subsp. vaccaria (L.) P.EliásVaccaria hispanica var. grandiflora (Ser.) Gvinian.Vaccaria hispanica var. grandiflora (Ser.) LeonardVaccaria hispanica var. grandiflora (Ser.) Meusel & M.Mühl.Vaccaria hispanica var. hispanicaVaccaria hispanica var. liniflora (Boiss. & Hausskn.) J.LéonardVaccaria hispanica var. oxyodonta (Boiss.) J.LéonardVaccaria hispanica var. vaccaria (L.) GreuterVaccaria inclusa Ledeb.Vaccaria liniflora (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Bornm.Vaccaria oxyodonta Boiss.Vaccaria parviflora MoenchVaccaria parviflora var. nobilis A.F.SchwarzVaccaria parviflora var. sauteri Wohlf.Vaccaria perfoliata (Gilib.) HalácsyVaccaria perfoliata (Roxb. ex Willd.) SweetVaccaria perfoliata var. grandiflora (Fisch. ex Seringe) Halácsy, 1900Vaccaria pyramidalis PrahlVaccaria pyramidata Medik.Vaccaria pyramidata f. nobilis (A.F.Schwarz) Vollm.Vaccaria pyramidata subsp. grandiflora (Fisch. ex Ser.) HayekVaccaria pyramidata subsp. parviflora HayekVaccaria pyramidata var. grandiflora (Fisch. ex Ser.) Celak.Vaccaria pyramidata var. grandiflora (Ser.) CullenVaccaria pyramidata var. grandiflora (Ser.) MaireVaccaria pyramidata var. liniflora (Boiss. & Hausskn.) CullenVaccaria pyramidata var. oxyodonta (Boiss.) ZoharyVaccaria pyramidata var. sauteri (Wohlf.) HegiVaccaria segetalis (Neck.) GarckeVaccaria segetalis (Neck.) Garcke ex Asch.Vaccaria segetalis subsp. pyramidata (Medik.) DostálVaccaria segetalis var. grandiflora (Ser.) P.Fourn.Vaccaria sessilifolia SweetVaccaria vaccaria (L.) BrittonVaccaria vaccaria (L.) HuthVaccaria vulgaris Host
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier154685-1
Use codesEU HF ME PO
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.