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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusHippocrepis
Scientific name with authorshipHippocrepis scabra DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hippocrepis almeriensis HrabetováHippocrepis bourgaei (Nyman) Font QuerHippocrepis bourgaei NymanHippocrepis bourgaei var. commutata (Pau) Font QuerHippocrepis commutata PauHippocrepis commutata f. virescenta PauHippocrepis comosa subsp. bourgaei (Nyman) HrabĕtováHippocrepis comosa subsp. scabra (DC.) O.Bolòs & VigoHippocrepis comosa var. bourgaei (Nyman) O.Bolòs & VigoHippocrepis comosa var. commutata (Pau) O.Bolòs & VigoHippocrepis comosa var. scabra (DC.) O.Bolòs & VigoHippocrepis glauca f. hieronymi SennenHippocrepis glauca f. hieronymi Sennen ex BellotHippocrepis glauca subsp. bourgaei NymanHippocrepis glauca var. bourgaei (Nyman) BellotHippocrepis scabra subsp. commutata (Pau) PauHippocrepis scabra subsp. willkommiana (Scheele) NymanHippocrepis scabra var. commutata (Pau) HrabĕtováHippocrepis scabra var. jayana SennenHippocrepis scabra var. jayana Sennen ex HrabetováHippocrepis scabra var. rupestris HrabetováHippocrepis squamata subsp. hieronymi (Sennen ex Bellot) HrabĕtováHippocrepis willkommiana Scheele
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 identifier498393-1
Use codesAF
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINSEPASAL
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