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
GenusSymphyotrichum
Scientific name with authorshipSymphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aster cordifolius L.Aster cordifolius subsp. cordifoliusAster cordifolius subsp. laevigatus (Porter) A.G.JonesAster cordifolius subsp. sagittifolius (Wedem. ex Willd.) A.G.JonesAster cordifolius var. alvearius E.S.BurgessAster cordifolius var. furbishiae FernaldAster cordifolius var. glabratus Hollick & BrittonAster cordifolius var. incisus BrittonAster cordifolius var. laevigatus PorterAster cordifolius var. lanceolatus PorterAster cordifolius var. morantus (Shinners) ShinnersAster cordifolius var. moratus (Shinners) ShinnersAster cordifolius var. moratus G.L.NesomAster cordifolius var. pedicellatus E.S.BurgessAster cordifolius var. polycephalus PorterAster cordifolius var. racemiflorus FernaldAster cordifolius var. sagittifolius (Wedem. ex Willd.) A.G.JonesAster finkii var. moratus ShinnersAster heterophyllus Willd.Aster heterophyllus var. glabriusculus DC.Aster heterophyllus var. scaber DC.Aster lecophyllus PorterAster lecophyllus var. incisus (Britton) PorterAster lecophyllus var. lanceolatus (Porter) PorterAster lecophyllus var. lecophyllusAster leiophyllus PorterAster leiophyllus var. incisus PorterAster leiophyllus var. lanceolatus PorterAster leiophyllus var. lecophyllus PorterAster lowrieanus PorterAster lowrieanus var. bicknellii PorterAster lowrieanus var. incisus (Britton) PorterAster lowrieanus var. lanceolatus (Porter) PorterAster lowrieanus var. lancifolius PorterAster lowrieanus var. lowrieanusAster pallidulus B.VogelAster plumarius E.S.BurgessAster pubescens Hornem., 1819Aster pubescens NeesAster sagittifolius Wedem.Aster sagittifolius Wedem. ex Willd.Aster sagittifolius f. albiflorus MoldenkeAster sagittifolius f. sagittifoliusAster sagittifolius var. sagittifoliusLeiachenis cordifolia (L.) Raf.Solidago cordifolia (L.) MoenchSymphyotrichum cordifolium var. cordifoliumSymphyotrichum cordifolium var. furbishiae (Fernald) G.L.NesomSymphyotrichum cordifolium var. lanceolatum (Porter) G.L.NesomSymphyotrichum cordifolium var. moratum (Shinners) G.L.NesomSymphyotrichum cordifolium var. polycephalum (Porter) G.L.NesomSymphyotrichum cordifolium var. racemiflorum (Fernald) G.L.NesomSymphyotrichum lowrieanum (Porter) G.L.NesomSymphyotrichum sagittifolium (Wedem. ex Willd.) G.L.Nesom
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier981790-1
Use codesEU 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.