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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusMyosotis
Scientific name with authorshipMyosotis scorpioides L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Echioides palustris (Hill) MoenchEchioides perennis (Moench) MoenchMyosotis adpressa StokesMyosotis aquatilis R.Lesson, 1835Myosotis aspera LamotteMyosotis ciliolata OpizMyosotis coronaria Dumort.Myosotis dumortieri ThielensMyosotis elatior OpizMyosotis geniculata SchurMyosotis hirta N.H.F.Desp., 1838Myosotis lanceolata OpizMyosotis laxiflora Rchb.Myosotis laxiflora var. parviflora Bluff & Fingerh.Myosotis laxiflora var. scabra (Simonk.) R.Schust.Myosotis memor Kitt.Myosotis montana Pourr.Myosotis montana Pourr. ex Steud.Myosotis multiflora MératMyosotis oraria Dumort.Myosotis palustris (L.) HillMyosotis palustris (L.) L.Myosotis palustris (L.) Nathh.Myosotis palustris Lam.Myosotis palustris f. albiflora HadacMyosotis palustris f. lancifolia (Beck) L.GrossMyosotis palustris f. laxiflora (Rchb.) E.BaumannMyosotis palustris f. submersa GlückMyosotis palustris subsp. laxiflora (Rchb.) Schübl. & G.MartensMyosotis palustris subsp. laxiflora (Rchb.) SoóMyosotis palustris subsp. laxiflora (Rchb.) SychowaMyosotis palustris subsp. multiflora (Mérat) RouyMyosotis palustris subsp. radicans (Opiz) R.Schust.Myosotis palustris var. confusa RouyMyosotis palustris var. gracilis Boenn.Myosotis palustris var. grandiflora Celak.Myosotis palustris var. laxiflora (Rchb.) Boiss., 1846Myosotis palustris var. laxiflora (Rchb.) Günther, Grab. & Wimm.Myosotis palustris var. laxiflora (Rchb.) Hartm.Myosotis palustris var. laxiflora (Rchb.) RothMyosotis palustris var. minor Wimm. & Grab.Myosotis palustris var. oraria (Dumort.) RouyMyosotis palustris var. parviflora Celak.Myosotis palustris var. parviflora Ledeb.Myosotis palustris var. procurrens Dumort.Myosotis palustris var. radicans (Opiz) RouyMyosotis palustris var. scabra Simonk.Myosotis palustris var. scorpioides (L.) Hartm.Myosotis palustris var. subglabrata PolozhijMyosotis palustris var. succulenta Wimm. & Grab.Myosotis perennis MoenchMyosotis pseudocaespitosa Bég.Myosotis pusilla subsp. multiflora (Mérat) P.Fourn.Myosotis radicans OpizMyosotis scabra Simonk.Myosotis scorpiodes L.Myosotis scorpioides f. laxiflora (Rchb.) GamsMyosotis scorpioides subsp. laxiflora (Rchb.) DC.Myosotis scorpioides subsp. multiflora (Merat) P.Foum.Myosotis scorpioides subsp. multiflora (Mérat) P.Fourn.Myosotis scorpioides subsp. palustris (L.) F.Herm.Myosotis scorpioides subsp. palustris Ehrh.Myosotis scorpioides subsp. radicans (Opiz) ValdésMyosotis scorpioides var. major WaltherMyosotis scorpioides var. memor (Kitt.) StrohMyosotis scorpioides var. palustris L.Myosotis scorpioides var. parviflora (Ledeb.) StrohMyosotis scorpioides var. uliginosa Wallr.Myosotis scorpiurus ReichardMyosotis semperflorens G.NicholsonMyosotis serotina Hülph.Myosotis virginea Kitt.Scorpioides glaber Gilib.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier119235-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.