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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusPackera
Scientific name with authorshipPackera aurea (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cacalia aurea (L.) Mac Mill.Cacalia aurea (L.) MacMill.Cineraria balsamita Lam.Jacobaea aurea (L.) MoenchSenecio aureus L.Senecio aureus f. aureusSenecio aureus f. ecoronatus FernaldSenecio aureus var. aquilonius FernaldSenecio aureus var. ashei Greenm.Senecio aureus var. aurantiacus Farw.Senecio aureus var. aureusSenecio aureus var. fastigiatus Chapm.Senecio aureus var. foliosus Hook.Senecio aureus var. gracilis (Pursh) Britton, 1898Senecio aureus var. gracilis (Pursh) Hook.Senecio aureus var. intercedens FernaldSenecio aureus var. intercursus FernaldSenecio aureus var. semicordatus L.Senecio ceratophyllus NeesSenecio ceratophyllus var. ceratophyllusSenecio fastigiatus Schwein.Senecio fastigiatus Schwein. ex ElliottSenecio fastigiatus var. fastigiatusSenecio gracilis PurshSenecio obtusatus BanksSenecio obtusatus Banks ex PurshSenecio rotundifolius StokesSenecio tussilaginoides WalterTephroseris aurea (L.) Konechn.
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 identifier1016222-2
Use codesME PO
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.