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
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusMinuartia
Scientific name with authorshipMinuartia mucronata (L.) Schinz & Thell.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alsine cymifera Rouy & FoucaudAlsine cymifera var. albinervis SennenAlsine fasciculata Wahlenb.Alsine fasciculata subsp. cymifera (Rouy & Foucaud) CadevallAlsine fasciculata var. cymifera (Rouy & Foucaud) CadevallAlsine fasciculata var. cymifera (Rouy & Foucaud) Cadevall ex MarcetAlsine fasciculata var. glandulifera RoyerAlsine fasciculata var. pubescens Mert. & W.D.J.KochAlsine fasciculata var. tridentina (Murr) HegiAlsine fastigiata (Sm.) Bab.Alsine jacquiniana St.-Lag.Alsine jacquinii W.D.J.KochAlsine jacquinii var. pubescens W.D.J.KochAlsine jacquinii var. tridentina MurrAlsine mucronata (L.) L.Alsine mucronata Poir.Alsine ramosissima FenzlAlsine ramosissima Fenzl ex SchurAlsine rostrata var. granatensis Degen & HervierArenaria cymifera (Rouy & Foucaud) BonnierArenaria cymifera (Rouy & Foucaud) FernaldArenaria fasciculata GouanArenaria fasciculata Jacq., 1774Arenaria fasciculata L.Arenaria fasciculata subsp. cymifera (Rouy & Foucaud) BonnierArenaria fastigiata SchurArenaria fastigiata Sm.Arenaria jacquini Bonnier & Layens, 1894Arenaria mucronata L.Minuartia cymifera (Rouy & Foucaud) Graebn.Minuartia fasciculata (L.) Rchb.Minuartia fasciculata HiernMinuartia fastigiata (Sm.) Rchb.Minuartia glomerata subsp. cymifera (Rouy & Foucaud) Favarger & F.ContiMinuartia mutabilis subsp. cymifera (Rouy & Foucaud) P.Monts.Minuartia rubra (Scop.) Mc NeillMinuartia rubra (Scop.) McNeillMinuartia rubra subsp. cymifera (Rouy & Foucaud) P.Monts.Minuartia rubra subsp. fastigiata (Sm.) O.Bolòs, Vigo, Masalles & NinotSabulina fastigiata (Sm.) Rchb.Sabulina mucronata (L.) Rchb.Stellaria rubra Scop.Xeralsine fasciculata (L.) Fourr.Xeralsine mucronata (L.) Fourr.
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 identifier155600-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.