Botanical identity
A tender green used in food and external preparations.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusStellaria
Scientific name with authorshipStellaria media (L.) Vill.
Curated parts indexedAerial parts
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alsine avicularum Lam.Alsine aviculorum Lam., 1779Alsine barbata StokesAlsine bipartita Gilib.Alsine brachypetala OpizAlsine elongata Jord. & Fourr.Alsine gussonii Jord. & Fourr.Alsine media L.Alsine media var. grandiflora Ten.Alsine media var. holosteiformis SchurAlsine media var. major RothAlsine media var. maxima SchurAlsine media var. microphylla SchurAlsine media var. pentastemon Schumach.Alsine media var. transiens (Bég.) TzvelevAlsine media var. triandra SchurAlsine microphylla SchurAlsine repens Vell.Alsine vulgaris MoenchAlsinella wallichiana Sw.Alsinella wallichianum Benth., 1832Alsinula media (L.) DostálArenaria vulgaris Bernh.Buda media (L.) Desv.Holosteum alsine Sw.Malachia aquatica subsp. calycina (Willk.) NymanSpergularia salina J. & K.PreslStellaria alpicola (Lamotte) Graebn.Stellaria alpicola LamotteStellaria alsine Afzel. & Waldst.Stellaria alsinoides Schleich.Stellaria apetala Ucria ex Roem.Stellaria bertolae CollaStellaria brachypetala Opiz, 1826Stellaria caroliniana PeattieStellaria cerastium MurrayStellaria chlorotica Timb.-Lagr.Stellaria cucubaloides PauStellaria dichotoma GeorgiStellaria duthiei Gand.Stellaria glabella (Jord. & Fourr.) NymanStellaria glabra Raunk.Stellaria grandiflora WoodsStellaria hiemalis (Bég.) Raunk.Stellaria latisepala Bég.Stellaria media (L.) CirilloStellaria media (L.) J.C.Sowerby & Sm.Stellaria media f. depauperata Zapal.Stellaria media f. glaberrima (Azn.) ZoddaStellaria media f. glaberrima (Beck) Bég.Stellaria media f. hirsutiuscula (Strobl) Bég.Stellaria media f. intermedia (Guss.) ZoddaStellaria media f. malachioides MacloskieStellaria media f. maxima (Schur) ProdanStellaria media f. pachyphylla BrennerStellaria media f. petiolata Zapal.Stellaria media f. platysepala Bég.Stellaria media f. platysepala Zapal.Stellaria media f. simplicior Zapal.Stellaria media f. stenosepala Bég.Stellaria media f. subpilosa Zapal.Stellaria media subsp. brauniana Engl.Stellaria media subsp. eliezeri (Eig) ZoharyStellaria media subsp. glabra Raunk.Stellaria media subsp. holosteiformis (Schur) GürkeStellaria media subsp. humilis Arcang.Stellaria media subsp. latisepala Bég.Stellaria media subsp. maxima (Schur) GürkeStellaria media subsp. microphylla (Schur) K.Richt.Stellaria media subsp. romana BegerStellaria media subsp. typica Bég.Stellaria media subsp. vulgaris Raunk.Stellaria media var. aestivalis Dierb.Stellaria media var. apetala Speg.Stellaria media var. australis RouyStellaria media var. beskidensis Zapal.Stellaria media var. brachypetala (Opiz) Rouy & FoucaudStellaria media var. confusa Zapal.Stellaria media var. cracoviensis Zapal.Stellaria media var. cucubaloides (Pau) PauStellaria media var. depauperata (Zapal.) Graebn.Stellaria media var. dolichopoda Bég.Stellaria media var. eleizeri EigStellaria media var. elongata (Jord. & Fourr.) Bég.Stellaria media var. glaberrima BeckStellaria media var. glabra MerinoStellaria media var. glabra StroblStellaria media var. glandulosa StroblStellaria media var. gymnocalyx Bég., 1910Stellaria media var. gymnocalyx Trautv.Stellaria media var. hirsutiuscula StroblStellaria media var. holosteiformis (Schur) Bég.Stellaria media var. humilis (Sarato ex Arcang.) Graebn.Stellaria media var. humilis (Sarato ex Arcang.) Pobed.Stellaria media var. intermedia Guss.Stellaria media var. leiosepala Dumort.Stellaria media var. malachiifolia MerinoStellaria media var. maxima (Schur) Bég.Stellaria media var. micropetala Batt.Stellaria media var. micropetala Batt. ex Bég.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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
Traditional and practical context
Traditional and practical context is preparation-specific. A documented use category is not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Evidence boundary
Evidence must be assessed by exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Confirm botanical identity, plant part, route, dose, medicines, allergies, pregnancy, breastfeeding and age before use.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier159330-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.