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
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusSalsola
Scientific name with authorshipSalsola tragus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Kali tragus (L.) Scop.Salsola altaica (C.A.Mey.) IljinSalsola autralis R.BrownSalsola brachypteris Moq.Salsola caroliniana WalterSalsola dichracantha Kitag.Salsola iberica (Sennen & Pau) Botsch.Salsola iberica (Sennen & Pau) Botsch. ex Czerep.Salsola iberica Sennen & PauSalsola kali f. tenuifolia (Tausch) BeckSalsola kali subsp. iberica (Sennen & Pau) RilkeSalsola kali subsp. rutheniaSalsola kali subsp. ruthenica (Iljin) SoóSalsola kali subsp. tenuifolia Moq.Salsola kali subsp. tragus (L.) Celak.Salsola kali subsp. tragus (L.) NymanSalsola kali var. brachypteris (Moq.) Benth.Salsola kali var. brevimarginata W.D.J.KochSalsola kali var. calvescensSalsola kali var. caroliniana (Walter) Nutt.Salsola kali var. glabra Ten.Salsola kali var. leptophylla Benth.Salsola kali var. pseudotragus BeckSalsola kali var. tenuifolia TauschSalsola kali var. tragus (L.) Moq.Salsola pestifer A.NelsonSalsola pseudotragus (Beck) IljinSalsola ruthenica (Iljin) SoóSalsola ruthenica IljinSalsola ruthenica var. filifolia A.J.LiSalsola ruthenica var. tragus (L.) MorariuSalsola tragus subsp. iberica Sennen & PauSalsola tragus var. pseudocollina TzvelevSalsola tragus var. tenuifolia (Tausch) Tzvelev
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 identifier307757-2
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.