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
GenusHymenoxys
Scientific name with authorshipHymenoxys richardsonii (Hook.) Cockerell
Indexed scientific synonyms
Actinea biennis (A.Gray) KuntzeActinea richardsonii (Hook.) KuntzeActinella biennis A.GrayActinella richardsonii (Hook.) Nutt.Actinella richardsonii var. richardsoniiHymenopappus liguliflorus (A.Nelson) A.NelsonHymenoxys biennis (A.Gray) H.M.HallHymenoxys canescens subsp. biennis (A.Gray) Cockerell, 1904Hymenoxys canescens var. biennis CockerellHymenoxys canescens var. nevadensis CockerellHymenoxys liguliflora (A.Nelson) CockerellHymenoxys macounii Rydb.Hymenoxys macrantha Rydb.Hymenoxys pumila Rydb.Hymenoxys richardsonii subsp. richardsoniiHymenoxys richardsonii var. liguliflora (A.Nelson) CockerellHymenoxys richardsonii var. macounii CockerellHymenoxys richardsonii var. macrantha CockerellHymenoxys richardsonii var. nelsonii CockerellHymenoxys richardsonii var. pumila CockerellHymenoxys richardsonii var. utahensis CockerellPicradenia biennis (A.Gray) GreenePicradenia macrantha A.NelsonPicradenia pumila GreenePicradenia richardsonii Hook.Picradenia richardsonii var. floribunda (A.Gray) W.A.WeberPtilepida floribunda A.Heller
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human 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 identifier126022-2
Use codesHF 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.