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Enriched botanical record

field scabious

Knautia arvensis (L.) Coult.

Also indexed asKnautia arvensisbluebuttonsAcker-WitwenblumeAlmindelig BlåhatAmbrettaAmbretta comuneArtengruppe Wiesen-WitwenblumeBeemdkroon
FamilyCaprifoliaceae
GenusKnautia
Use categories2
Linked notes0

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
OrderDipsacales
FamilyCaprifoliaceae
GenusKnautia
Scientific name with authorshipKnautia arvensis (L.) Coult.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Knautia arvensis f. monstruosa BolzonKnautia arvensis var. alpestris BrüggerKnautia arvensis var. arvensisKnautia arvensis var. budensis (Simonk.) SzabóKnautia arvensis var. vulgaris Coult.Knautia breindli BeckKnautia ceretanica SennenKnautia ligerina Tourl.Knautia veneta BeckScabiosa carpatica Fisch. ex Spreng.Scabiosa stricta SeidelScabiosa stricta Seidel ex Roem. & Schult.Scabiosia arvensis LinnaeusTrichera arvensis (L.) Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use

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 identifier319318-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for field scabious.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.