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
GenusSerratula
Scientific name with authorshipSerratula tinctoria L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Carduus argutus SweetCarduus tinctorius (L.) Scop.Centaurea tinctoria (Clairv.)Centaurea tinctoria (L.) Clairv.Centaurea tinctoria (L.) E.H.L.KrauseSerratula arguta Fisch.Serratula arguta Fisch. ex Hornem.Serratula austriaca Wiesb., 1882Serratula coronata DC.Serratula indivisa Poir.Serratula indivisa Poir. ex DC.Serratula inermis Gilib.Serratula pinnata Kit.Serratula pumila ThoreSerratula pumila Thore ex DC.Serratula tinctoria f. acicularis MurrSerratula tinctoria f. albiflora A.SiegelSerratula tinctoria f. dissecta (Wallr.) HegiSerratula tinctoria f. heterophylla (Wallr.) HegiSerratula tinctoria f. integrifolia Nordh.Serratula tinctoria var. alba GraySerratula tinctoria var. auriculata OrtmannSerratula tinctoria var. dissecta Wallr.Serratula tinctoria var. heterophylla Wallr.Serratula tinctoria var. integrifolia Pers.Serratula tinctoria var. integrifolia Wallr.Serratula tinctoria var. lancifolia GraySerratula tinctoria var. pinnata J.BeckerSerratula tinctoria var. pinnatifida (Kit.) Rchb.Serratula tinctoria var. vulgaris Godr.
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 identifier248861-1
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.