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
GenusArctium
Scientific name with authorshipArctium nemorosum Lej.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arctium austriacum TeyberArctium glabrescens KlokovArctium intermedium LangeArctium lappa subsp. nemorosum (Lej.) P.D.SellArctium macrospermum (Wallr.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.Arctium majus subsp. intermedium (Lange) NymanArctium majus subsp. nemorosum (Lej.) RouyArctium minus subsp. intermedium (Lange) SymeArctium minus subsp. nemorosum (Lej.) SymeArctium minus subsp. nemorosum Arènes, 1950Arctium minus subsp. nemorosum Gaut.Arctium minus var. nemorosum (Lejeune) DurandArctium nemorosum f. mathei SoóArctium nemorosum f. nemorosumArctium nemorosum subsp. nemorosumArctium nemorosum var. austriacum (Teyber) HegiArctium nemorosum var. microcephalum (Erdner) Vollm.Arctium nemorosum var. nemorosumArctium newbouldii (N.H.Williams) DruceArctium officinale var. intermedium Wender.Arctium pubens var. microcephalum MathLappa bardana subsp. macrospermum (Wallr.) Celak.Lappa communis subsp. nemorosa (Lej.) BonnierLappa communis subsp. nemorosa (Lej.) R.C.V.DouinLappa intermedia Rchb.fil.Lappa intermedia var. intermediaLappa intermedia var. newbouldii N.H.WilliamsLappa intermedium (Lange) LangeLappa macrosperma Wallr.Lappa minor var. majuscula (Hartm.) F.Aresch.Lappa nemorosa (Lej.) Körn.Lappa nemorosa Körn. ex GriewankLappa nemorosa var. microcephala ErdnerLappa officinalis subsp. nemorosa (Lej.) H.J.Coste
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 identifier77072591-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.