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 cartilagineum (J.Mayer) Thell.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cardaria crassifolia (Waldst. & Kit.) SpachLepidium bornmuelleranum Thell.Lepidium bornmuellerianum Thell.Lepidium borysthenicum KleopowLepidium caespitosum Desv.Lepidium cartilagineum f. ramosissimum (Boiss.) Thell.Lepidium cartilagineum subsp. caespitosum (Desv.) Thell.Lepidium cartilagineum subsp. cartilagineumLepidium cartilagineum subsp. crassifolium (Waldst. & Kit.) Thell.Lepidium cartilagineum subsp. crenatifolium (Boiss. & Balansa) Al-ShehbazLepidium cartilagineum subsp. pumilum (Boiss. & Balansa) HedgeLepidium cartilagineum var. descemetii (Rayneval) Thell.Lepidium cartilagineum var. pumilum (Boiss. & Balansa) Thell.Lepidium crassifolium Pall.Lepidium crassifolium Waldst. & Kit.Lepidium crassifolium subsp. descemetii (Rayneval) NymanLepidium crassifolium var. dentatum Boiss.Lepidium crassifolium var. pumilum (Boiss. & Balansa) N.BuschLepidium crassifolium var. ramosissimum Boiss.Lepidium crenatifolium Boiss. & BalansaLepidium descemetii RaynevalLepidium kabulicum Rech.f.Lepidium pachypodum Hausskn.Lepidium prumilum Boiss. & BalansaLepidium pumilum Boiss. & BalansaLepidium syvaschicum KleopowLepidium tuzgoeluense Yild.Nasturtium crassifolium (Waldst. & Kit.) KuntzeNasturtium crenatifolium (Boiss. & Balansa) KuntzeNasturtium pumilum (Boiss. & Balansa) KuntzeThlaspi cartilagineum J.Mayer
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 identifier286098-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
European Red List of Medicinal PlantsMedicinal 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.