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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderLiliales
FamilyLiliaceae
GenusErythronium
Scientific name with authorshipErythronium grandiflorum Pursh
Indexed scientific synonyms
Erythronium giganteum Lindl.Erythronium grandiflorum f. giganteum (Lindl.) VossErythronium grandiflorum subsp. chrysandrum ApplegateErythronium grandiflorum var. chrysandrum (Applegate) AbramsErythronium grandiflorum var. chrysandrum (Applegate) B.Boivin, 1979Erythronium grandiflorum var. chrysandrum (Applegate) ScogganErythronium grandiflorum var. giganteum (Lindl.) Hook.Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorumErythronium grandiflorum var. maculatum A.Murray bisErythronium grandiflorum var. minus Hook.Erythronium grandiflorum var. nudiflorum C.L.Hitchc.Erythronium grandiflorum var. nudipetalum (Applegate) C.L.Hitchc.Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum H.St.JohnErythronium grandiflorum var. parviflorum S.WatsonErythronium grandiflorum var. robustum TubergenErythronium leptopetalum Rydb.Erythronium maximum DouglasErythronium maximum Douglas ex BakerErythronium nudipetalum ApplegateErythronium nudopetalum Applegate, 1933Erythronium obtusatum Goodd.Erythronium pallidum (H.St.John) G.N.JonesErythronium parviflorum (S.Watson) Goodd.Erythronium speciosum Nutt.Erythronium speciosum Nutt. ex BakerErythronium utahense Rydb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier296483-2
Use codesEU ME
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.