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
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusLepidium
Scientific name with authorshipLepidium campestre (L.) W.T.Aiton
Indexed scientific synonyms
Coronopus campestris (L.) J.St.-Hil.Crucifera lepidium E.H.L.KrauseDraba campestris L.Iberis campestris (L.) Wallr.Lasioptera campestris (L.) Andrz.Lasioptera campestris (L.) Andrz. ex DC.Lepia accedens (Jord.) Fourr.Lepia campestris (L.) Desv.Lepia campicola (Jord.) Fourr.Lepia errabunda (Jord.) Fourr.Lepidium accedens Jord.Lepidium aristatum Lapeyr., 1813Lepidium campestre f. glabratum Thell.Lepidium campestre f. pinnatifida Rivas Goday & BellotLepidium campestre var. accedens (Jord.) Rouy & FoucaudLepidium campestre var. campicola (Jord.) Rouy & FoucaudLepidium campestre var. confusum Rouy & FoucaudLepidium campestre var. errabundum (Jord.) Rouy & FoucaudLepidium campestre var. foliosum Rouy & FoucaudLepidium campestre var. glabratum (Thell.) Lej. & CourtoisLepidium campestre var. glabrum GrayLepidium campestre var. hirtum GrayLepidium campestre var. pseudoheterophyllum Font QuerLepidium campestre var. simplex Rouy & FoucaudLepidium campestre var. subglabrum DC.Lepidium campestre var. vagum (Jord.) Rouy & FoucaudLepidium campicolum Jord.Lepidium denticulatum SennenLepidium errabundum Jord.Lepidium vagum Jord.Neolepia campestris (L.) W.A.WeberThlaspi campestre L.Thlaspi hirsutum Lam.Thlaspi hirtum Georgi, 1775Thlaspi incanum Gilib.Thlaspi montanum Poir.Thlaspi vulgatius GarsaultThlaspi vulgatum Roucel
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 identifier286087-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.