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
GenusTragopogon
Scientific name with authorshipTragopogon pratensis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hieracium tragopogon E.H.L.KrauseTragopogon carinatus Gilib.Tragopogon dulcis Sch.Bip.Tragopogon praecox Focke, 1905Tragopogon pratensis f. antherotristis HrubyTragopogon pratensis f. antherotristis Hruby ex TrnkaTragopogon pratensis f. pratensisTragopogon pratensis f. tortilis (G.Mey.) Vollm.Tragopogon pratensis subsp. eupratensis Thell.Tragopogon pratensis subsp. graminifolius G.Mey.Tragopogon pratensis subsp. tortilis G.Mey.Tragopogon pratensis var. angustifolius SchurTragopogon pratensis var. macrorrhizus Bisch.Tragopogon pratensis var. major Fr.Tragopogon pratensis var. minor Fr.Tragopogon pratensis var. minor Willk.Tragopogon pratensis var. revolutus Klett & Richt.Tragopogon pratensis var. tortilis (G.Mey.) W.D.J.KochTragopogon pratensis var. tortilis GaudinTragopogon pratensis var. undulatum MératTragopogon pratensis var. undulatus (Jacq.) Fr.Tragopogon pratensis var. vulgaris DöllTragopogon shuttleworthii GodetTragopogon sylvestris GarsaultTragopogon tortilis Pritz.Tragopogon undulatus Thuill.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Invertebrate food
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 identifier256112-1
Use codesIF 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.