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
GenusHerniaria
Scientific name with authorshipHerniaria glabra L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Herniaria alpestris Aubry ex DC.Herniaria arenaria KuntzeHerniaria arenaria Kunze, 1864Herniaria ceretana SennenHerniaria ceretanica (Sennen) SennenHerniaria corrigioloides Lojac.Herniaria fruticosa GouanHerniaria germanica DöllHerniaria germanica var. glabra (L.) DöllHerniaria glabra f. glaberrima (Fenzl) TrinajsticHerniaria glabra f. macrophylla Zapal.Herniaria glabra f. puberula (Peterm.) Vollm.Herniaria glabra f. radicata (Rüdel & A.F.Schwarz) Vollm.Herniaria glabra f. scabrescens (Willk.) TrinajsticHerniaria glabra f. subglaberrima Zapal.Herniaria glabra subsp. ceretana (Sennen) SennenHerniaria glabra subsp. microcarpos F.Herm.Herniaria glabra subsp. nebrodensis JanHerniaria glabra subsp. nebrodensis Jan ex NymanHerniaria glabra subsp. rotundifolia (Vis.) TrpinHerniaria glabra var. atrovirens StroblHerniaria glabra var. ciliata (Bab.) Hook.fil.Herniaria glabra var. decipiens PomelHerniaria glabra var. decipiens Pomel ex Batt.Herniaria glabra var. genuina Willk.Herniaria glabra var. glaberrima FenzlHerniaria glabra var. glabraHerniaria glabra var. guadarramica SennenHerniaria glabra var. magniflora Chaudhri, 1968Herniaria glabra var. micrantha Zapal.Herniaria glabra var. parviflora LangeHerniaria glabra var. radicata Rüdel & A.F.SchwarzHerniaria glabra var. scabrescens R.Roem. ex Willk.Herniaria glabra var. setulosa BeckHerniaria glabra var. stenophylla Zapal.Herniaria glabra var. vera Bab.Herniaria graebneri F.Herm.Herniaria kotovii KlokovHerniaria maritima Link ex NymanHerniaria microcarpa C.PreslHerniaria nebrodensis (Nyman) StroblHerniaria nebrodensis JanHerniaria nebrodensis Jan ex NymanHerniaria polymorpha Samp.Herniaria rotundifolia Vis.Herniaria suavis KlokovHerniaria uretanica SennenHerniaria vulgaria Bonnier & LayensHerniaria vulgaris Spreng.Herniaria vulgaris subsp. glabra (L.) Bonnier & LayensHerniaria vulgaris var. glabra (L.) Decne.Paronychia herniaria E.H.L.Krause
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 identifier434799-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.