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
GenusDieteria
Scientific name with authorshipDieteria canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aster biennis Nutt.Aster canescens PurshAster canescens var. canescensAster canescens var. viscosus (Nutt.) A.GrayAster inornatus GreeneAster leiodes S.F.BlakeAster leoides S.F.BlakeAster multiflorus var. incanopilosus (Lindl.) Rydb.Aster ramosus K.Schum.Aster ramulosus var. incanopilosus Lindl.Dieteria divaricata Nutt.Dieteria pulverulenta Nutt.Dieteria viscosa Nutt.Machaeranthera angustifola Rydb.Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) A.GrayMachaeranthera canescens D.C.EatonMachaeranthera canescens subsp. viscosa (Nutt.) PiperMachaeranthera canescens var. latifolia (A.Nelson) S.L.WelshMachaeranthera canescens var. monticola DornMachaeranthera canescens var. pygmaea A.GrayMachaeranthera canescens var. vacans (A.Nelson) S.L.WelshMachaeranthera canescens var. viscosa (Nutt.) PiperMachaeranthera divaricata (Nutt.) GreeneMachaeranthera glabella GreeneMachaeranthera glabella Greene ex Rydb.Machaeranthera hiemalis A.NelsonMachaeranthera inops A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.Machaeranthera inops var. atrata A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.Machaeranthera inornata (Greene) GreeneMachaeranthera laetevirens GreeneMachaeranthera latifolia A.NelsonMachaeranthera leptophylla Rydb.Machaeranthera linearis Rydb.Machaeranthera magna A.NelsonMachaeranthera oxylepis GreeneMachaeranthera paniculata A.NelsonMachaeranthera pinosa ElmerMachaeranthera pulverulenta (Nutt.) GreeneMachaeranthera pulverulenta var. vacans A.NelsonMachaeranthera ramosa A.NelsonMachaeranthera scoparia GreeneMachaeranthera selbyi Rydb.Machaeranthera spinulosa (Greene) CoryMachaeranthera spinulosa GreeneMachaeranthera subalpina GreeneMachaeranthera viscosa (Nutt.) Greene
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 identifier1039171-2
Use codesME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.