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
GenusXerochrysum
Scientific name with authorshipXerochrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Tzvelev
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aphelexis spectabilis HeremanArgyrocome bracteata (Vent.) B.D.Jacks., 1895Bracteantha bracteata (Vent.) Anderb. & HaegiElichrysum bracteatumGnaphalium acuminatum LinkGnaphalium chrysanthum (Pers.) Sch.Bip.Gnaphalium glabratum (DC.) Sch.Bip.Gnaphalium macrocephalum (A.Cunn. ex DC.) Sch.Bip.Helichrysum acuminatum (Link) SweetHelichrysum bracteatum (Vent.) AndrewsHelichrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Haw.Helichrysum bracteatum (Venten.) Willd., 1803Helichrysum bracteatum f. albidum Siebert & VossHelichrysum bracteatum f. album Siebert & VossHelichrysum bracteatum f. aureum Siebert & VossHelichrysum bracteatum f. incurvum T.MooreHelichrysum bracteatum f. nanum-album Siebert & VossHelichrysum bracteatum f. nanum-atrococcineum Siebert & VossHelichrysum bracteatum f. nanum-luteum Siebert & VossHelichrysum bracteatum f. nanum-roseum Siebert & VossHelichrysum bracteatum var. albidum DC.Helichrysum bracteatum var. angustifolium Guilf.Helichrysum bracteatum var. atrococcineum L.H.BaileyHelichrysum bracteatum var. atrosanguineum E.Vilm.Helichrysum bracteatum var. atrosanguineum L.H.BaileyHelichrysum bracteatum var. borrusorum-rex E.Vilm.Helichrysum bracteatum var. chrysanthemum DC.Helichrysum bracteatum var. chrysanthum DC.Helichrysum bracteatum var. eriopodum DC.Helichrysum bracteatum var. incurvum (T.Moore) E.Vilm.Helichrysum bracteatum var. incurvum T.MooreHelichrysum bracteatum var. monstruosum VossHelichrysum bracteatum var. nanum T.MooreHelichrysum bracteatum var. nanum-album E.Vilm.Helichrysum bracteatum var. nanum-luteum E.Vilm.Helichrysum bracteatum var. normale (F.Muell.) DominHelichrysum bracteatum var. normale VossHelichrysum bracteatum var. normalis (F.Muell.) DominHelichrysum chrysanthum Pers.Helichrysum compositum K.KochHelichrysum glabratum DC.Helichrysum lucidum Spreng.Helichrysum lucidum var. lucidumHelichrysum lucidum var. normalis F.Muell.Helichrysum macrocephalum A.Cunn.Helichrysum macrocephalum A.Cunn. ex DC.Helichrysum monstrosum James Sm.Helichrysum niveum GrahamXeranthemum bracteatum Vent.Xeranthemum lucidum (Spreng.) MaundXerochrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Tzevelev
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
Material
Social 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 identifier962307-1
Use codesEU HF IF MA ME SU
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.