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
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusEryngium
Scientific name with authorshipEryngium campestre L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Eryngium amethystinum ComolliEryngium billardierei Marches.Eryngium campestre f. angustiinvolucratum MichelettiEryngium campestre f. aureum (E.Rev.) Thell.Eryngium campestre f. contractum MichelettiEryngium campestre f. duriberum (Sennen & Pau) Perdigó & LlauradóEryngium campestre f. elegans MichelettiEryngium campestre f. latiinvolucratum MichelettiEryngium campestre f. littorale (Rouy & E.G.Camus) Thell.Eryngium campestre subsp. contractum (Micheletti) DegenEryngium campestre var. algeriense ChabertEryngium campestre var. axicum Griseb.Eryngium campestre var. genuinum Rouy & E.G.CamusEryngium campestre var. latifolium (Hoffmanns. & Link) MarizEryngium campestre var. littorale Rouy & E.G.CamusEryngium campestre var. megacephalum Des Moul.Eryngium campestre var. parvifolium MerinoEryngium campestre var. tenuibracteatum SennenEryngium campestre var. virens (Link) WeinsEryngium dichotomum var. ramosissimum Loscos & J.PardoEryngium duriberum Sennen & PauEryngium latifolium Hoffmanns. & Link ex Willk. & LangeEryngium latifolium Hoffmanns. & Link, 1824Eryngium lycium Stapf & Wettst.Eryngium officinale GarsaultEryngium virens LinkEryngium vulgare Lam.
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 identifier841701-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.