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Enriched botanical record

Lithospermum ruderale

Lithospermum ruderale Douglas ex Lehm.

Also indexed asColumbia gromwellColumbia puccoonWestern stoneseedgrémil rudérallemonweedwayside gromwellwestern gromwellwestern puccoon
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusLithospermum
Use categories1
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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusLithospermum
Scientific name with authorshipLithospermum ruderale Douglas ex Lehm.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Batschia pilosa G.DonBatschia torreyi (Nutt.) G.DonLithospermum lanceolatum Rydb.Lithospermum pilosum Nutt.Lithospermum ruderale DouglasLithospermum ruderale var. lanceolatum A.NelsonLithospermum ruderale var. macrospermum J.F.Macbr.Lithospermum ruderale var. torreyi J.F.Macbr.Lithospermum torreyi Nutt.

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier118205-1
Use codesME
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.