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
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusVeronicastrum
Scientific name with authorshipVeronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calistachya alba (Moench) Raf.Callistachya virginica (L.) Raf.Callistachya virginica var. lanceolata Farw.Callistachya virginica var. purpurea (Raf.) Farw.Eustachya alba Raf.Eustachya caerulea Raf.Eustachya caerulea Raf. ex DC.Eustachya purpurea Raf.Eustachya villosa (Raf.) Raf.Eustaxia alba (Moench) Raf.Eustaxia japonica Raf.Eustaxia purpurea (Raf.) Raf.Eustaxia sibirica Raf.Leptandra alba (Moench) Raf.Leptandra caerulea Raf.Leptandra oppositifolia Raf.Leptandra purpurea (Raf.) Raf.Leptandra villosa Raf.Leptandra virginica (L.) Nutt.Leptandra virginica var. incarnata G.DonLeptandra virginica var. purpurea PurshLeptandra virginica var. purpurea Pursh ex EatonPaederota virginica (L.) Torr.Veronica diversifolia (Moench) Steud.Veronica purpurea Steud.Veronica quinquefolia StokesVeronica virginica L.Veronica virginica f. purpurea (Pursh ex Eaton) FosbergVeronica virginica var. hirsuta N.ColemanVeronica viriginica L.Veronicastrum album MoenchVeronicastrum diversifolium MoenchVeronicastrum rubellum MoenchVeronicastrum virginicum f. purpureum (Pursh ex Eaton) Farw.Veronicastrum virginicum f. roseum Farw.Veronicastrum virginicum f. villosa PennellVeronicastrum virginicum f. virginicumVeronicastrum virginicum var. lanceolatum Farw.Veronicastrum virginicum var. purpureum (Pursh ex Eaton) Farw.
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 identifier264772-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.