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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusAntennaria
Scientific name with authorshipAntennaria dioica (L.) Gaertn.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Antennaria dioeca (L.) Gaertn.Antennaria dioica f. ramosa BrennerAntennaria dioica var. australis Gris, 1845Antennaria dioica var. borealis E.G.CamusAntennaria dioica var. congesta DC.Antennaria dioica var. dioicaAntennaria dioica var. discolor RouyAntennaria dioica var. gallica E.G.CamusAntennaria dioica var. hyperborea (D.Don) DC.Antennaria dioica var. hyperborea (D.Don) GreeneAntennaria dioica var. hyperborea (D.Don) MacreightAntennaria foenina H.S.PakAntennaria hibernica Braun-Blanq.Antennaria hyperborea D.DonAntennaria insularis GreeneAntennaria insulensis H.S.PakAntennaria microphylla Gand., 1887Antennaria montana GrayAntennaria montana var. lanata GrayAntennaria montana var. rubra GrayAntennaria nigritella H.S.PakAntennaria parviflora Nutt.Antennaria parvifolia var. rosea (D.C.Eaton) Greene, 1898Antennaria zosonia H.S.PakChamaezelum dioicum (L.) LinkCyttarium dioicum (L.) Peterm.Gnaphalium alpinum AssoGnaphalium alpinum Asso ex DC., 1838Gnaphalium boreale Turcz.Gnaphalium boreale Turcz. ex DC.Gnaphalium dioicum L.Gnaphalium dioicum var. dioicumGnaphalium dioicum var. feminum L.Gnaphalium dioicum var. mas L.Gnaphalium dioicum var. masculum H.Mart.Gnaphalium hyberboreum WinchGnaphalium hyberboreum Winch ex DC.Gnaphalium pes-cati GarsaultMargaritaria simplex Opiz
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 identifier30111520-2
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.