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
GenusErigeron
Scientific name with authorshipErigeron bonariensis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Conyza bonariensis (L.) CronquistConyza bonariensis Linnaeus, 1753Conyza bonariensis f. bonariensisConyza bonariensis var. leiotheca Blake, 1817Conyza chenopodioides DC.Conyza crispa (Pourr.) Cout., 1913Conyza crispa Rupr.Conyza hispida (Cass.) KunthConyza leucodasys Miq.Conyza linearis DC.Conyza myriocephala J.Rémy ex GayConyza plebeia Phil.Conyza sinuata ElliottConyza sordescens CabreraDimorphanthes angustifolia Cass.Dimorphanthes crispa Rupr.Dimorphanthes hispida Cass.Erigeron ambiguus Sch.Bip. ex Webb & Berthel., 1844Erigeron bonariense L.Erigeron bonariensis f. bonariensisErigeron bonariensis f. grisea ChodatErigeron bonariensis var. bonariensisErigeron bonariensis var. major BakerErigeron bonariensis var. major Baker ex Glaz.Erigeron canadensis Ten., 1831Erigeron contortus Desf. ex Pers., 1807Erigeron coranopifolius Clem.Erigeron coranopifolius Clem. ex Willk. & LangeErigeron crispus Pourr.Erigeron crispus subsp. crispusErigeron gusalakensis Rech.fil. & Edelb.Erigeron linearifolius Cav.Erigeron looseri HerterErigeron oreophilus Ridl.Erigeron sordidus GilliesErigeron sordidus Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.Erigeron transsilvanicus SchurErigeron undulatus MoenchLeptilon bonariense (L.) SmallLeptilon bonariensis (L.) SmallMarsea bonariensis (L.) V.M.BadilloMarsea bonariensis var. bonariensisPulicaria rufescens Nyman
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
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 identifier93603-2
Use codesAF EU HF IF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.