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
GenusSonchus
Scientific name with authorshipSonchus oleraceus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Carduus amplexicaulis NoronhaHieracium oleraceum (L.) E.H.L.KrauseHieracium oleraceum (L.) Scop.Sonchus angustissimus H.Lindb., 1932Sonchus asper HallSonchus asper Hall ex G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb., 1801Sonchus australis hort.Sonchus australis hort. ex Trev., 1818Sonchus ciliatus Lam.Sonchus ciliatus var. subbipinnatifidus Guss.Sonchus fabrae SennenSonchus glaber Gilib.Sonchus gracilis Phil.Sonchus gracilis SennenSonchus lacerus Willd.Sonchus laevis CameronSonchus laevis Cameron ex Sch.Bip.Sonchus laevis GarsaultSonchus laevis VillSonchus longifolius Trevir.Sonchus macrotus FenzlSonchus maritimus Moc. & SesséSonchus oleraceus f. gracilis (A.F.Schwarz) Vollm.Sonchus oleraceus f. integrifolius (Wallr.) Vollm.Sonchus oleraceus f. lacerus (Willd.) BeckSonchus oleraceus f. lacerus (Willd.) Vollm.Sonchus oleraceus f. runcinatus FioriSonchus oleraceus f. triangularis (Wallr.) Werner Christ.Sonchus oleraceus subsp. angustissimus H.Lindb.Sonchus oleraceus subsp. integrifolius (Wallr.) Schübl. & G.MartensSonchus oleraceus subsp. integrifolius Wallr.Sonchus oleraceus subsp. lacerus Wallr.Sonchus oleraceus subsp. laevis Ehrh.Sonchus oleraceus subsp. oleraceusSonchus oleraceus subsp. triangularis (Wallr.) Schübl. & G.MartensSonchus oleraceus subsp. triangularis Wallr.Sonchus oleraceus var. angustifolius GraySonchus oleraceus var. ciliatus (Lam.) Jáv.Sonchus oleraceus var. dentatus Kirschl.Sonchus oleraceus var. gracilis A.F.SchwarzSonchus oleraceus var. inermis WibelSonchus oleraceus var. integrifolius Boenn.Sonchus oleraceus var. integrifolius Desv.Sonchus oleraceus var. integrifolius GraySonchus oleraceus var. integrifolius Wallr.Sonchus oleraceus var. lacer MurrSonchus oleraceus var. lacer SchurSonchus oleraceus var. laceratus Wender.Sonchus oleraceus var. lacerus (Willd.) Desv.Sonchus oleraceus var. lacerus (Willd.) Wallr.Sonchus oleraceus var. laciniatus Boenn.Sonchus oleraceus var. laciniatus GraySonchus oleraceus var. laciniatus Kirschl.Sonchus oleraceus var. laciniatus Lej.Sonchus oleraceus var. laevis L.Sonchus oleraceus var. latifolius GraySonchus oleraceus var. litoralis P.D.SellSonchus oleraceus var. oleraceusSonchus oleraceus var. pinnatifidus Günther, Grab. & Wimm.Sonchus oleraceus var. purpurascens DruceSonchus oleraceus var. runcinatus W.D.J.KochSonchus oleraceus var. subbipinnatifidus (Guss.) FioriSonchus oleraceus var. subrotundus GraySonchus oleraceus var. triangularis Wallr.Sonchus pallescens PancicSonchus parviflorus Lej. ex Rchb.Sonchus plumieri Sessé & Moc.Sonchus reversus E.Mey.Sonchus reversus E.Mey. ex DC.Sonchus rivularis Phil.Sonchus roseus BesserSonchus roseus Besser ex Spreng.Sonchus royleanus DC.Sonchus runcinatus (Fiori) ZenariSonchus schimperi A.Braun & C.D.BouchéSonchus schmidianus K.KochSonchus spinulifoius Sennen, 1933Sonchus spinulifolius SennenSonchus subbipinnatifidus (Guss.) ZenariSonchus sundaicus BlumeSonchus tenerrimus SchurSonchus tenerrimus var. angustissimus (H.Lindb.) Jahand. & MaireSonchus umbellifer Thunb.Sonchus zacinthoides DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
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 identifier250268-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.