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
OrderLamiales
FamilyVerbenaceae
GenusVerbena
Scientific name with authorshipVerbena canadensis (L.) Britton
Indexed scientific synonyms
Billardiera explanata MoenchBuchnera canadensis L.Erinus canadensis (L.) J.R.Forst.Glandularia aubletia (Jacq.) Nutt.Glandularia canadensis (L.) Nutt.Glandularia canadensis (L.) SmallGlandularia canadensis f. candissima (F.Haage & E.Schmidt) UmberGlandularia carolinensis J.F.Gmel.Glandularia drummondii (W.H.Baxter) SmallGlandularia lambertii (Sims) SmallVerbena aubletia Jacq.Verbena aubletia var. drummondii Lindl.Verbena aubletia var. drummondii W.BaxterVerbena aubletia var. lambertii (Sims) M.E.JonesVerbena aubletii Jacq.Verbena canadensis f. candidissima (F.Haage & E.Schmidt) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.Verbena canadensis f. candissima J.N.Haage & SchmidtVerbena canadensis subsp. elegans Thell.Verbena canadensis var. atroviolacea DermenVerbena canadensis var. candidissima F.Haage & E.SchmidtVerbena canadensis var. candisissima J.N.Haage & SchmidtVerbena canadensis var. compacta DermenVerbena canadensis var. drummondii (Lindl.) E.M.BaxterVerbena canadensis var. ehrenbergii Thell.Verbena canadensis var. grandiflora (J.N.Haage & Schmidt) MoldenkeVerbena canadensis var. lambertii Thell.Verbena drummondii W.H.BaxterVerbena elegans SchauerVerbena grandiflora Steud.Verbena intermedia PennyVerbena intermedia Penny ex G.DonVerbena lambertii SimsVerbena lambertii var. rosea D.DonVerbena longiflora Lam.Verbena oblaetia Retz.Verbena rubra Salisb.
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 identifier262956-2
Use codesEU ME
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.