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 nemorum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alsine latifolia (Pers.) Dumort.Alsine media var. nemorum (L.) KuntzeAlsine nemorum (L.) Dumort.Alsine nemorum (L.) MacloskieCerastium nemorum (L.) CrantzHylebia nemorum (L.) Fourr.Stellaria ciliata VahlStellaria ciliata Vahl ex Pers.Stellaria cordata Gilib.Stellaria dichotoma PatrinStellaria dichotoma Patrin ex Ledeb.Stellaria diversiflora var. gymnandra Franch.Stellaria glochidisperma Marb.Stellaria latifolia Pers.Stellaria media var. latifolia (Pers.) HampeStellaria nemoralis Salisb.Stellaria nemorum f. ciliata TrinajsticStellaria nemorum f. cordigera Zapal.Stellaria nemorum f. latifolia (Pers.) ProdanStellaria nemorum f. reichenbachii (Wierzb.) Murb.Stellaria nemorum subsp. circaeoides (A.F.Schwarz) HegiStellaria nemorum subsp. reichenbachii (Wierzb.) Simonk.Stellaria nemorum var. bracteata FenzlStellaria nemorum var. circaeoides A.F.SchwarzStellaria nemorum var. cordigera (Zapal.) Graebn.Stellaria nemorum var. gracilis Zapal.Stellaria nemorum var. latifolia (Pers.) Hagenb.Stellaria nemorum var. libuszensis Zapal.Stellaria nemorum var. mexicana Loes.Stellaria nemorum var. pinscuana Zapal.Stellaria nemorum var. reichenbachii (Wierzb.) Bég.Stellaria nemorum var. subebracteata FenzlStellaria pseudomalachium SchurStellaria reichenbachii Wierzb.Stellaria reichenbachii Wierzb. ex Heuff.Stellularia media var. nemorum (L.) 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 identifier309327-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.