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
OrderEricales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusPhlox
Scientific name with authorshipPhlox longifolia Nutt.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Armeria linearifolia (Hook.) KuntzeArmeria longifolia (Nutt.) KuntzePhlox cernua E.E.NelsonPhlox cortezana A.NelsonPhlox grahamii WherryPhlox grayi Wooton & Standl.Phlox humilis DouglasPhlox humilis Douglas ex Benth.Phlox humilis Douglas ex Hook.Phlox linearifolia (Hook.) A.GrayPhlox linearifolia var. longipes M.E.JonesPhlox longifolia f. brevifolia A.GrayPhlox longifolia f. humilis (Douglas ex Hook.) VossPhlox longifolia subsp. brevifolia (A.Gray) H.MasonPhlox longifolia subsp. calva WherryPhlox longifolia subsp. compacta (Brand) WherryPhlox longifolia subsp. cortezana (A.Nelson) WherryPhlox longifolia subsp. humilis (Douglas ex Hook.) WherryPhlox longifolia subsp. longifoliaPhlox longifolia subsp. longipes (M.E.Jones) WherryPhlox longifolia subsp. marginata BrandPhlox longifolia subsp. typica WherryPhlox longifolia var. brevifolia (A.Gray) A.GrayPhlox longifolia var. calva (Wherry) M.PeckPhlox longifolia var. compacta (Brand) M.PeckPhlox longifolia var. filifolia A.NelsonPhlox longifolia var. humilis (Douglas ex Hook.) BrandPhlox longifolia var. linearifolia (Hook.) BrandPhlox longifolia var. longifoliaPhlox longifolia var. longipes (M.E.Jones) M.PeckPhlox longifolia var. peberula E.E.NelsonPhlox longifolia var. puberula E.E.NelsonPhlox longifolia var. stansburyi (Torr.) A.GrayPhlox marginata (Brand) A.NelsonPhlox puberula (E.E.Nelson) A.NelsonPhlox speciosa var. linearifolia Hook.Phlox speciosa var. stansburyi Torr.Phlox stansburyi (Torr.) A.HellerPhlox stansburyi subsp. compacta BrandPhlox stansburyi subsp. eustansburyi BrandPhlox stansburyi subsp. superba (Brand) WherryPhlox stansburyi var. brevifolia (A.Gray) E.E.NelsonPhlox stansburyi var. compacta BrandPhlox stansburyi var. puberula (E.E.Nelson) BrandPhlox stansburyi var. stansburyiPhlox superba BrandPhlox tenuis Wooton & Standl.Phlox viridis subsp. compacta (Brand) WherryPhlox viridis subsp. longipes (M.E.Jones) WherryPhlox visenda A.Nelson
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 identifier193549-2
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.