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
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusSisymbrium
Scientific name with authorshipSisymbrium irio L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arabis charbonnelii H.Lév.Crucifera irio (L.) E.H.L.KrauseDescurainia irio (L.) Webb & Berthel.Erysimum irio (L.) Farw.Erysimum irio (L.) Rupr.Hesperis iriodes KuntzeHesperis maxima KuntzeHesperis subulata KuntzeIrio ruderalis Fourr.Norta irio (L.) BrittonPhryne laxata BubaniSisymbrium austriacum subsp. multisiliquosum (Hoffm.) Rouy & FoucaudSisymbrium erucifolium Gilib.Sisymbrium erysimastrum Lam.Sisymbrium filiforme DulacSisymbrium glabrum Willd.Sisymbrium glabrum Willd. ex Schltdl., 1813Sisymbrium heteromallum E.Fourn., 1865Sisymbrium irio f. gracilior SennenSisymbrium irio subsp. dasycarpum O.E.SchulzSisymbrium irio subsp. leiocarpum MaireSisymbrium irio var. dasycarpum O.E.SchulzSisymbrium irio var. irioides (Boiss.) O.E.SchulzSisymbrium irio var. leiocarpum MaireSisymbrium irio var. maximum (Hochst. ex E.Fourn.) Oliv.Sisymbrium irio var. turolense SennenSisymbrium irio var. xerophila E.Fourn.Sisymbrium irioides Boiss.Sisymbrium latifolium GraySisymbrium maximum Hochst.Sisymbrium maximum Hochst. ex E.Fourn.Sisymbrium multisiliquosum Hoffm.Sisymbrium pinnatifidum Forssk.Sisymbrium ramulosum Poir.Sisymbrium subhastatum Hook.f. & Thomson, 1861Sisymbrium subulatum E.Fourn.
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 identifier237940-2
Use codesHF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.