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Enriched botanical record

Alliaria petiolata

Alliaria petiolata (M.Bieb.) Cavara & Grande

Also indexed asJack-by-the-hedgeGarlic mustardGarlic rootHedge garlicSauce-alonePenny hedgePoor man's mustardA des håyes
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusAlliaria
Use categories2
Linked notes0

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
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusAlliaria
Scientific name with authorshipAlliaria petiolata (M.Bieb.) Cavara & Grande

Indexed scientific synonyms

Alliaria aculeolata (M.Bieb.) Cavara & GrandeAlliaria alboi Sennen, 1926Alliaria alliacea Britten & RendleAlliaria alliaria (L.) HuthAlliaria fuchsiae Rupr.Alliaria fuchsii Rupr.Alliaria mathioli Rupr.Alliaria officinalis Andrz.Alliaria officinalis Andrz. ex M.Bieb.Alliaria officinalis Andrzejowski ex de CandolleAlliaria officinalis f. grandifolia BolzonArabis alliaria Bernh.Arabis petiolata M.Bieb.Clypeola alliacea CrantzCrucifera alliaria (L.) E.H.L.KrauseErysimum alliaceum Salisb.Erysimum alliaria L.Erysimum cordifolium Pall.Erysimum cordifolium Stokes, 1812Hesperis alliaria (L.) Lam.Pallavicinia alliaria (L.) Cocc.Sisymbrion alliarium St.-Lag.Sisymbrium alliaceum Salisb.Sisymbrium alliaria (L.) Scop.Sisymbrium truncatum Dulac

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human 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 identifier1176324-2
Use codesHF 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.