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Melampyrum arvense

Melampyrum arvense L.

Also indexed asField cow-wheatAcker-WachtelweizenAcker-Wachtelweizen (DE)Acker-Wachtelweizen (Unterart)AckerwachtelweizenAger-kohvedeDirvinis kūpolisField Cow-Wheat
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusMelampyrum
Use categories1
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
OrderLamiales
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusMelampyrum
Scientific name with authorshipMelampyrum arvense L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Marinellia arvensis (L.) BubaniMelampyrum albicans PorciusMelampyrum argyrocomum Fisch.Melampyrum argyrocomum Fisch. ex Steud.Melampyrum arvense f. album A.SiegelMelampyrum arvense f. arvenseMelampyrum arvense subsp. aestivum Govor.Melampyrum arvense subsp. arvenseMelampyrum arvense subsp. vernum Govor.Melampyrum arvense var. argyrocomum Fisch.Melampyrum arvense var. argyrocomum Fisch. ex Ledeb.Melampyrum arvense var. argyrocomum Lej. & CourtoisMelampyrum arvense var. impunctatum Godr.Melampyrum barbatum SchurMelampyrum cristatum HablitzMelampyrum cristatum Hablitz ex Steud.Melampyrum hybridum WolfnerMelampyrum purpurescens Gilib.Melampyrum schinzii Ronniger

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier805620-1
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.