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
GenusEricameria
Scientific name with authorshipEricameria nauseosa (Pursh) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aster binominatus KuntzeBigelowia bigelowii (A.Gray) A.GrayBigelowia collinus A.NelsonBigelowia dracunculoides DC.Bigelowia missouriensis DC.Bigelowia nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) M.E.JonesChondrophora nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) BrittonChondrophora nauseosa var. nauseosaChrysocoma dracunculoides PurshChrysocoma nauseosa Pall. ex PurshChrysothamnus angustus GreeneChrysothamnus appendiculatus A.HellerChrysothamnus arizonicus GreeneChrysothamnus bigelowii (A.Gray) GreeneChrysothamnus californicus GreeneChrysothamnus californicus var. occidentalis GreeneChrysothamnus collinus GreeneChrysothamnus concolor (A.Nelson) Rydb.Chrysothamnus dracunculoides Nutt.Chrysothamnus falcatus GreeneChrysothamnus frigidus GreeneChrysothamnus frigidus var. concolor A.NelsonChrysothamnus gnaphalioides (Greene) GreeneChrysothamnus laetevirens GreeneChrysothamnus macounii GreeneChrysothamnus moquianus GreeneChrysothamnus nauseosus (Pall. ex Pursh) Britton & A.Br.Chrysothamnus nauseosus subsp. bigelowii (A.Gray) H.M.Hall & Clem.Chrysothamnus nauseosus subsp. gnaphalioides (Greene) H.M.Hall & Clem.Chrysothamnus nauseosus subsp. occidentalis H.M.Hall & Clem.Chrysothamnus nauseosus subsp. viridulus H.M.Hall & Clem.Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. bigelowii (A.Gray) H.M.HallChrysothamnus nauseosus var. californicus H.M.HallChrysothamnus nauseosus var. frigidus H.M.HallChrysothamnus nauseosus var. gnaphalioides (Greene) H.M.HallChrysothamnus nauseosus var. macrophyllus J.T.HowellChrysothamnus nauseosus var. occidentalis H.M.HallChrysothamnus nauseosus var. plattensis H.M.HallChrysothamnus nauseosus var. viridulus H.M.HallChrysothamnus occidentalis (Greene) GreeneChrysothamnus orthophyllus GreeneChrysothamnus pallidus A.NelsonChrysothamnus patens Rydb.Chrysothamnus plattensis GreeneChrysothamnus pulcherrimus A.NelsonChrysothamnus pulcherrimus var. fasciculatus A.NelsonChrysothamnus speciosus var. gnaphalioides GreeneChrysothamnus speciosus var. plattensis GreeneChrysothamnus tortuosus GreeneChrysothamnus virens GreeneLinosyris bigelowii A.GrayLinosyris viscidiflora Hook.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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
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 identifier973775-1
Use codesEU MA ME PO
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.