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
GenusCardamine
Scientific name with authorshipCardamine hirsuta L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arabis heterophylla G.Forst.Arabis heterophylla G.Forst. ex DC.Cardamine angulata RegelCardamine angulata var. alba RegelCardamine borbonica BojerCardamine fagetina SchurCardamine hirsuta f. apetala SoóCardamine hirsuta f. coerulescens Rivas MateosCardamine hirsuta f. foliosa SennenCardamine hirsuta f. glabra Schweinf.Cardamine hirsuta f. grandiflora O.E.SchulzCardamine hirsuta f. litoralis (Svalund) O.E.SchulzCardamine hirsuta f. multicaulis SennenCardamine hirsuta f. pilosa (O.E.Schulz) KuuskCardamine hirsuta f. subnuda MerinoCardamine hirsuta f. umbrosa Chiov.Cardamine hirsuta f. umbrosa O.E.SchulzCardamine hirsuta f. unicaulis (O.E.Schulz) Jovan.-Dunj.Cardamine hirsuta subsp. formosanaCardamine hirsuta subsp. hirsutaCardamine hirsuta subsp. multicaulis (Hoppe ex Schur) Čelak.Cardamine hirsuta subsp. multicaulis Asch.Cardamine hirsuta subsp. puberula (Rouy & Foucaud) O.E.SchulzCardamine hirsuta var. apetala SoóCardamine hirsuta var. clandestina Fr.Cardamine hirsuta var. exigua O.E.SchulzCardamine hirsuta var. foliosa SennenCardamine hirsuta var. formosana HayataCardamine hirsuta var. glabra Lej.Cardamine hirsuta var. hirsutaCardamine hirsuta var. litoralis SvalundCardamine hirsuta var. litoralis SvanlundCardamine hirsuta var. major Lej.Cardamine hirsuta var. maxima DC., 1821Cardamine hirsuta var. maxima Fisch.Cardamine hirsuta var. micrantha GaudinCardamine hirsuta var. montana MacounCardamine hirsuta var. multicaulis SennenCardamine hirsuta var. petiolulata O.E.SchulzCardamine hirsuta var. pilosa O.E.SchulzCardamine hirsuta var. prolifera DC.Cardamine hirsuta var. pterocarpa MerinoCardamine hirsuta var. sabulosa Wimm. & Grab.Cardamine hirsuta var. stylosa Hartm.Cardamine hirsuta var. sylvatica Hartm.Cardamine hirsuta var. tetrandra StokesCardamine hirsuta var. unicaulis O.E.SchulzCardamine humilis Kit.Cardamine micrantha Spenn.Cardamine multicaulis HoppeCardamine multicaulis Hoppe ex SchurCardamine multicaulis Wender.Cardamine parviflora BesserCardamine parviflora SuterCardamine praecox Pall.Cardamine praecox Pall. ex Ledeb.Cardamine scutata subsp. formosana (Hayata) Liu & Ying, 1976Cardamine scutata var. formosana (Hayata) Liu & S.S.YingCardamine simensis Hochst.Cardamine simensis Hochst. ex Oliv.Cardamine tenella E.D.ClarkeCardamine tetrandra Hegetschw.Cardamine umbrosa Andrz. ex DC.Cardamine virginica Michx.Crucifera cardamine E.H.L.KrauseGhinia hirsuta (L.) BubaniGhinia sylvatica Bubani
Documented use categories
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 identifier280380-1
Use codesHF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.