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
GenusTaraxacum
Scientific name with authorshipTaraxacum palustre (Lyons) Symons
Indexed scientific synonyms
Leontodon palustre LyonsLeontodon palustris LyonsLeontodon salinus PollichLeontodon taraxacum subsp. palustris (Lyons) Schübl. & G.MartensLeontodon taraxacum var. paludosus Lej.Leontodon taraxacum var. palustre Ehrh.Leontodon taraxacum var. palustris (Lyons) Fr.Leontodon taraxacum var. palustris Ehrh.Leontodon taraxacum var. salinus (Pollich) E.Mey.Taraxacum commutatum Jord.Taraxacum dens-leonis subsp. palustre (Lyons) Bonnier & LayensTaraxacum gremlii AppelTaraxacum gremlii Appel ex Nägeli & WehrliTaraxacum lanceolatum Poir.Taraxacum limnanthes f. visserianum SoestTaraxacum limnanthes subsp. limnanthemoides Soest, 1946Taraxacum limnanthes subsp. limnanthoides SoestTaraxacum maritimum Hagend., Soest & Zevenb.Taraxacum officinale f. commutatum (Jord.) MerinoTaraxacum officinale subsp. palustre (Lyons) Hartm.Taraxacum officinale var. palustre (Lyons) WigandTaraxacum palustre (Ehrh.) Kihlm., 1885Taraxacum palustre var. latifolium A.GrayTaraxacum scorzonera Rchb.Taraxacum spec SoestTaraxacum westhoffii Hagend., Soest & Zevenb.
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 identifier30320466-2
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.