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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPlumbaginaceae
GenusLimonium
Scientific name with authorshipLimonium carolinianum (Walter) Britton
Indexed scientific synonyms
Limonium angustatum (A.Gray) SmallLimonium carolinianum var. angustatum (A.Gray) S.F.BlakeLimonium carolinianum var. angustifolium S.F.BlakeLimonium carolinianum var. carolinianumLimonium carolinianum var. compactum ShinnersLimonium carolinianum var. nashii (Small) B.BoivinLimonium carolinianum var. obtusilobum (S.F.Blake) H.E.AhlesLimonium carolinianum var. trichogonum (S.F.Blake) B.BoivinLimonium endlichianum (Wangerin) S.F.BlakeLimonium lefroyi (Hemsl.) BrittonLimonium nashii SmallLimonium nashii f. albiflorum (Raf.) HouseLimonium nashii var. albiflorum (Raf.) HouseLimonium nashii var. angustatum (A.Gray) H.E.AhlesLimonium nashii var. trichogonum S.F.BlakeLimonium obtusilobum S.F.BlakeLimonium trichogonum S.F.BlakeLimonium trichogonum f. albiflorum HouseStatice angustata (A.Gray) WangerinStatice brasiliense var. angustata A.GrayStatice brasiliensis var. angustata A.GrayStatice caroliniana WalterStatice caroliniana var. albiflora Raf.Statice endlichiana WangerinStatice lefroyi Hemsl.Statice leonis SennenStatice limonium var. carolinianum (Walter) A.GrayStatice nashii (Small) WangerinStatice tracyi Gand.Taxanthema caroliniana (Walter) Sweet
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 identifier140342-2
Use codesME
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.