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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderLiliales
FamilyMelanthiaceae
GenusTrillium
Scientific name with authorshipTrillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Trillium chandleri Farw.Trillium chandleri f. foliaceum Farw.Trillium chandleri f. gladewitzii Farw.Trillium chandleri f. palaceum Farw.Trillium chandleri f. plenum Farw.Trillium chandleri f. subulatum Farw.Trillium erythrocarpum CurtisTrillium grandiflorum f. chandleri (Farw.) Vict.Trillium grandiflorum f. dimerum Louis-MarieTrillium grandiflorum f. divisum Louis-MarieTrillium grandiflorum f. elongatum Louis-MarieTrillium grandiflorum f. grandiflorumTrillium grandiflorum f. lirioides (Raf.) Vict.Trillium grandiflorum f. petalosum Louis-MarieTrillium grandiflorum f. polymerum Vict.Trillium grandiflorum f. regressum Louis-MarieTrillium grandiflorum f. roseum Farw.Trillium grandiflorum f. striatum Louis-MarieTrillium grandiflorum f. viride Farw.Trillium grandiflorum var. macropetalum RegelTrillium grandiflorum var. minimum N.ColemanTrillium grandiflorum var. variegatum E.F.Sm.Trillium lirioides Raf.Trillium lirioides f. albomarginatum Farw.Trillium lirioides f. giganteum Farw.Trillium lirioides f. subsessile Farw.Trillium lirioides f. ungulatum Farw.Trillium lirioides f. variegatum Farw.Trillium lirioides f. vegetum Farw.Trillium lirioides var. longipetiolatum Farw.Trillium liroides f. vegetum Farw.Trillium obcordatum Raf.Trillium rhomboideum var. grandiflorum Michx.Trillium scouleri Rydb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier542553-1
Use codesEU 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.