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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusHedypnois
Scientific name with authorshipHedypnois rhagadioloides (L.) F.W.Schmidt
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hedypnois annua FerrisHedypnois cretica Willd., 1803Hedypnois cretica subsp. creticaHedypnois cretica subsp. rhagadioloides (L.) Arcang.Hedypnois cretica var. crepidiformis Rchb.Hedypnois cretica var. creticaHedypnois cretica var. gracilis (Batt.) MaireHedypnois cretica var. oasicola Hochr.Hedypnois cretica var. pendula (Willd.) Fiori & Paol.Hedypnois cretica var. persica (Fisher) Cout.Hedypnois cretica var. rhagadioloides (L.) Rchb.Hedypnois globulifera var. cretica (L.) FioriHedypnois globulifera var. globuliferaHedypnois globulifera var. rhagadioloides (L.) FioriHedypnois globulifera var. tubaeformis (Ten.) FioriHedypnois mauritanica Willd.Hedypnois persica Fisch.Hedypnois polymorpha subsp. crassipes AlbertHedypnois polymorpha subsp. polymorphaHedypnois polymorpha var. cretica (L.) Willd.Hedypnois polymorpha var. gracilis Batt.Hedypnois polymorpha var. pendula Willk.Hedypnois polymorpha var. pinnatifida DC.Hedypnois polymorpha var. polymorphaHedypnois polymorpha var. tubiformis (Ten.) Batt.Rhagadiolus pendulus Benth. & Hook.f., 1873
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 identifier211686-1
Use codesAF
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
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