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
GenusSpergularia
Scientific name with authorshipSpergularia rubra (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alsine alpina Willk.Alsine radicans (C.Presl) Guss.Alsine rubra (L.) CrantzAlsine rubra (L.) Schreb., 1771Alsine rubra var. alpina Boiss.Alsine rubra var. glabrata KabathAlsinella rubra (L.) Hartm.Arenaria campestris (L.) All.Arenaria campestris H.Mart.Arenaria campestris L.Arenaria campestris var. urbana H.Mart.Arenaria membranacea GaterauArenaria radicans (C.Presl) Spreng.Arenaria rubra L.Arenaria rubra subsp. campestris (L.) Ehrh.Arenaria rubra var. campestris L.Arenaria rubra var. canadensis EatonArenaria rubra var. pubera Lej. & CourtoisBuda borealis S.WatsonBuda campestris (L.) KuntzeBuda rubra (L.) Desv.Buda rubra (L.) Dumort.Corion radicans (C.Presl) MerinoCorion radicans var. alpinum (Boiss.) MerinoCorion radicans var. campestre (L.) MerinoCorion rubrum (L.) N.E.Br.Fasciculus ruber (L.) DulacLepigonum anceps Bartl.Lepigonum anceps var. glandulosum Kindb.Lepigonum brevifolium Bartl.Lepigonum brevifolium var. anceps (Bartl.) Kindb.Lepigonum brevifolium var. laxiflorum (Bartl.) Kindb.Lepigonum diandrum (Guss.) Kindb.Lepigonum largiflorum F.Muell.Lepigonum largiflorum F.Muell. ex Kindb.Lepigonum laxiflorum Bartl.Lepigonum radicans (C.Presl) Kindb.Lepigonum rubrum (L.) Wahlenb.Lepigonum rubrum var. gramineum H.PostLepigonum rubrum var. perennans Kindb.Lepigonum rubrum var. radicans (C.Presl) LeffnerLepigonum sperguloides Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Melargyra rosea Raf.Melargyra rubra (L.) Raf.Spergula campestris (L.) Murb.Spergula marina DufourSpergula marina Dufour ex Steud.Spergula maxima DufourSpergula maxima Dufour ex Steud.Spergula radicans (C.Presl) D.Dietr.Spergula rubra (L.) Bartl.Spergula rubra (L.) D.Dietr.Spergula rubra subsp. campestris (L.) MaireSpergula rubra subsp. radicans (J.Presl & C.Presl) O.SchwarzSpergularia alpina Willk.Spergularia anceps (Bartl.) Walp.Spergularia arenosa FoucaudSpergularia arenosa Foucaud ex MerinoSpergularia borealis (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.Spergularia brevifolia (Bartl.) Walp.Spergularia campestris (L.) Asch.Spergularia campestris f. pubescens HaumanSpergularia campestris var. alpina (Boiss.) GürkeSpergularia campestris var. longipes (Lange) P.Fourn.Spergularia campestris var. radicans (C.Presl) GürkeSpergularia catalaunica P.MonnierSpergularia diandra Coss.Spergularia diandra Coss. ex Willk. & LangeSpergularia laxiflora (Bartl.) Walp.Spergularia longipes NymanSpergularia lycia Monnier & QuézelSpergularia radicans C.PreslSpergularia radicans var. campestris (L.) Samp.Spergularia rubra subsp. alpina (Willk.) Losa & Rivas GodaySpergularia rubra subsp. campestris (L.) Celak.Spergularia rubra subsp. campestris (L.) Rouy & FoucaudSpergularia rubra subsp. radicans (J.Presl & C.Presl) NymanSpergularia rubra subsp. radicans (J.Presl & C.Presl) O.SchwarzSpergularia rubra var. alpina (Boiss.) Willk.Spergularia rubra var. amurensis (Pomel) Batt.Spergularia rubra var. campestris (Kindb.) Batt.Spergularia rubra var. campestris (L.) FenzlSpergularia rubra var. campestris A.GraySpergularia rubra var. cuatrecasasii SennenSpergularia rubra var. elongata (Fenzl) Hook.fil.Spergularia rubra var. glabrata (Kabath) FiekSpergularia rubra var. longipes LangeSpergularia rubra var. parviflora Zapal.Spergularia rubra var. perennans B.L.Rob.Spergularia rubra var. stipularis Boiss.Spergularia rupestris FenzlSpergularia rupestris var. elongata FenzlSpergularia sperguloides (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Hausskn.Stipularia rubra (L.) Haw.Tissa campestris Pax, 1889Tissa rubra (L.) BrandegeeTissa rubra (L.) BrittonTissa rubra var. perennans (Kindb.) Greene
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
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 identifier158983-1
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.