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
GenusStellaria
Scientific name with authorshipStellaria aquatica (L.) Scop.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? glabra Peterm.Alsine aquatica (L.) BrittonAlsine uliginosa Vill.Cerastium aquaticum (L.) Fr.Cerastium aquaticum L.Cerastium aquaticum var. scandens (Lej.) Lej.Cerastium deflexum DC., 1824Cerastium deflexum Ser.Cerastium maximum Gilib.Cerastium petiolare HanceCerastium scandens Lej.Larbrea aquatica (L.) Ser.Malachia aquatica (L.) Fr., 1817Malachia aquatica var. arenaria (Godr.) Godr.Malachia aquatica var. scandens (Lej.) Godr.Malachium aquaticum (L.) Fr.Malachium aquaticum (L.) Fr. ex Rchb.Malachium aquaticum var. arenarium Godr.Malachium aquaticum var. riparium H.PostMalachium aquaticum var. scandens (Lej.) Wirtg.Malachium aquaticum var. scandens Godr.Malachium calycinum Willk.Myosanthus aquaticus (L.) Desv.Myosanthus aquaticus (L.) Fourr.Myosanthus aquaticus var. scandens (Lej.) Dumort.Myosoton aquaticum (L.) MoenchMyosoton aquaticum f. humilius Zapal.Myosoton aquaticum f. inaequale Zapal.Myosoton aquaticum f. minus Zapal.Myosoton aquaticum f. multiflorum Zapal.Myosoton aquaticum f. platypetalum Zapal.Myosoton aquaticum f. sublanceolatum Zapal.Myosoton aquaticum f. validum Zapal.Myosoton aquaticum subsp. sarmaticum Zapal.Myosoton aquaticum subsp. silvaticum (Schur) R.KnappMyosoton aquaticum var. dolichopetalum Zapal.Stellaria aquatica subsp. glabra (Peterm.) GürkeStellaria aquatica var. glabra (Peterm.) Bég.Stellaria foecunda HanceStellaria media var. aquatica (L.) KuntzeStellaria nemorosa Neck.Stellaria pallasiana Less., 1834Stellaria pentagyna GaudinStellaria pentagyna var. arenaria Godr.Stellularia media var. aquatica (L.) KuntzeStellularia media var. calycina (Willk.) KuntzeStellularia media var. foecunda (Hance) KuntzeStellularia media var. terrestris Kuntze
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 identifier159056-1
Use codesAF 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.