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 montanum Nutt.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lepidium albiflorum A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.Lepidium alyssoides var. jonesii (Rydb.) Thell.Lepidium alyssoides var. stenocarpum Thell.Lepidium brachybotryum Rydb.Lepidium campestre var. heterophyllum (S.Watson) C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium corymbosum Hook. & Arn.Lepidium crandallii Rydb.Lepidium heterophyllum (S.Watson) M.E.JonesLepidium integrifolium var. heterophyllum S.WatsonLepidium jonesii Rydb.Lepidium lasiocarpum var. cinereum (C.L.Hitchc.) C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum f. cinereum C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum f. wyomingense C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum subsp. alpinum (S.Watson) C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum subsp. canescens (Thell.) C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum subsp. cinereum C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum subsp. glabrum C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum subsp. heterophyllum (S.Watson ex Parry) C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum subsp. jonesii (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum subsp. tenellum (L.O.Williams) C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum subsp. typicum C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum var. alpinum S.WatsonLepidium montanum var. canescens (Thell.) C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum var. cinereum (C.L.Hitchc.) RollinsLepidium montanum var. claronense S.L.WelshLepidium montanum var. claronensis S.L.WelshLepidium montanum var. coloradense RollinsLepidium montanum var. diffusum S.L.Welsh & GoodrichLepidium montanum var. glabrum C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum var. heterophyllum C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum var. jonesii (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum var. montanumLepidium montanum var. neeseae S.L.Welsh & RevealLepidium montanum var. nevadense RollinsLepidium montanum var. soliarborense S.L.WelshLepidium montanum var. stellae S.L.Welsh & RevealLepidium montanum var. stelliae S.L.Welsh & RevealLepidium montanum var. stenocarpum Thell.Lepidium montanum var. tenellum (L.O.Williams) C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum var. todiltoense N.D.Atwood & S.L.WelshLepidium montanum var. todiltoensis N.D.Atwood & S.L.WelshLepidium montanum var. typicum C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium montanum var. wyomingense (C.L.Hitchc.) C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium philonitrum A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.Lepidium scopulorum M.E.JonesLepidium scopulorum f. canescens Thell.Lepidium scopulorum f. nanum Thell.Lepidium tenellum L.O.WilliamsLepidium utahense M.E.JonesLepidium utaviense RegelNasturtium montanum (Nutt.) Kuntze
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 identifier138064-2
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.