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
GenusSilene
Scientific name with authorshipSilene flos-cuculi (L.) Greuter & Burdet
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostemma flos-cuculi (L.) G.DonAgrostemma flos-cuculi (L.) Mérat, 1812Agrostemma flos-cuculi var. albiflora G.DonAgrostemma lusitanica (Mill.) G.DonCoccyganthe flos-cuculi (L.) Fourr., 1868Coccyganthe flos-cuculi (L.) Rchb.Coccyganthe pratensis SchurCoccyganthe tragi Kostel., 1844Coronaria flos-cuculi (L.) A.BraunCoronaria flos-cuculi (L.) R.Br.Coronaria flos-cuculi f. eglutinosa (Hegi) C.W.Christ.Floscuculi pratense OpizFloscuculii pratense OpizLychnis coccugosantha St.-Lag.Lychnis cyrillii RicRchb.Lychnis cyrillii Richt.Lychnis cyrillii Richt. ex Rchb.Lychnis flos-cuculi L.Lychnis flos-cuculi f. albiflora (Peterm.) Zapal.Lychnis flos-cuculi f. eglutinosa HegiLychnis flos-cuculi f. major Zapal.Lychnis flos-cuculi f. micropetala NeumanLychnis flos-cuculi f. nana BolzonLychnis flos-cuculi f. suboblongifolia Zapal.Lychnis flos-cuculi f. valida Zapal.Lychnis flos-cuculi subsp. cyrilli (Richt. ex Rchb.) P.Fourn., 1936Lychnis flos-cuculi subsp. cyrilli (Richt. ex Rchb.) Rouy & FoucaudLychnis flos-cuculi subsp. flos-cuculiLychnis flos-cuculi var. albiflora FormánekLychnis flos-cuculi var. albiflora Peterm.Lychnis flos-cuculi var. congesta Asch. & Graebn.Lychnis flos-cuculi var. latifolia BolleLychnis flos-cuculi var. parviflora Peterm.Lychnis flos-cuculi var. viridiflora Peterm.Lychnis laciniata Lam.Lychnis laciniflora StokesLychnis lusitanica Mill.Lychnis plumaria GrayLychnis quadridentata LucéMelandrium flos-cuculi (L.) Röhl.Silene cuculi E.H.L.KrauseSilene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv.
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 identifier911444-1
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.