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
GenusRatibida
Scientific name with authorshipRatibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lepachys columnaris (Sims) Torr. & A.GrayLepachys columnaris var. columnarisLepachys columnifera (Nutt.) J.F.Macbr.Lepachys columnifera f. columniferaLepachys columnifera f. pulcherrima (DC.) Standl.Lepachys columnifera var. columniferaLepachys columnifera var. pulcherrima (DC.) Rydb.Obeliscaria columnaris (Sims) DC.Obeliscaria pulcherrima DC.Ratibida columnaris (Pursh) D.DonRatibida columnaris (Sims) Raf.Ratibida columnaris f. columnarisRatibida columnaris f. denudata B.BoivinRatibida columnaris f. pulcherrima W.M.SharpRatibida columnaris var. columnarisRatibida columnaris var. pulcherrima (DC.) D.DonRatibida columnifera f. denudata (B.Boivin) B.BoivinRatibida columnifera f. pulcherrima (DC.) FernaldRatibida columnifera subsp. columniferaRatibida columnifera var. appendiculata CockerellRatibida columnifera var. breviradiata CockerellRatibida columnifera var. columniferaRatibida columnifera var. incisa CockerellRatibida columnifera var. pulcherrima (DC.) D.J.N.HindRatibida columnifera var. tubularis CockerellRatibida pulcherrima Steud.Ratibida sulcata Raf.Rudbeckia columnaris Pursh, 1814Rudbeckia columnaris SimsRudbeckia columnaris var. columnarisRudbeckia columnaris var. pulcherrima (DC.) Rothr.Rudbeckia columnifera (Nutt.) Wooten & Standl.Rudbeckia columnifera Nutt.
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 identifier217868-2
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.