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
GenusParonychia
Scientific name with authorshipParonychia argentea Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chaetonychia paronychia (L.) Samp.Ferriera mediterranea BubaniIllecebrum argenteum Pourr.Illecebrum italicum Vill.Illecebrum mauritanicum Brouss.Illecebrum mauritanicum Brouss. ex Willd.Illecebrum mauritanicum Willd. ex Schult.Illecebrum narbonnense Vill.Illecebrum paronychia L.Paronychia argentea subsp. argenteaParonychia argentea var. angustifolia ChaudhriParonychia argentea var. argenteaParonychia argentea var. hispanica (DC.) DC.Paronychia argentea var. mauritanica (Brouss. ex Willd.) DC.Paronychia argentea var. montana PauParonychia argentea var. rotundata (DC.) ChaudhriParonychia argentea var. scabra SauvageParonychia argentea var. scariosissima PostParonychia argentea var. suffruticosa Maire & WilczekParonychia argentea var. velutina BallParonychia carpetana Pau, 1895Paronychia cuatrecasasii SennenParonychia cuatrecasii Sennen, 1929Paronychia glomerata MoenchParonychia hispanica DC.Paronychia hispanica Poir., 1804Paronychia hispanica var. frutescens DC.Paronychia hispanica var. oblonga DC.Paronychia hispanica var. rotundata DC.Paronychia italica Schult.Paronychia mauritanica (Brouss. ex Roem. & Schult.) Rothm. & P.SilvaParonychia nitida Gaertn.Paronychia polygonifolia var. elegantior MaireParonychia saguntina PauPlottzia paronychia (L.) Samp.
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 identifier434984-1
Use codesHF ME
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.