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
GenusGnaphalium
Scientific name with authorshipGnaphalium uliginosum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dasyanthus uliginosus (L.) BubaniFilaginella baicalensis (Kirp. & Kuprian.) Czerep.Filaginella kasachstanica (Kirp. & Kuprian.) TzvelevFilaginella lasiocarpa (Ledeb.) OpizFilaginella malzii OpizFilaginella mandshurica (Kirp. & Kuprian.) Czerep.Filaginella nuda (Hoffm. ex J.F.Gmel.) OpizFilaginella tranzschelii (Kirp.) HolubFilaginella ulginosa (L.) OpizFilaginella uliginosa (L.) OpizFilaginella uliginosa subsp. kasachstanica (Kirp. & Kuprian.) HolubFilaginella uliginosa subsp. uliginosaFilago pilularis LinkFilago uliginosa (L.) LinkGnaphalium aquaticum Mill.Gnaphalium baicalense Kirp. & Kuprian.Gnaphalium castaneum Gilib.Gnaphalium humifusum Paill.Gnaphalium humifusum Paill. ex NymanGnaphalium kasachstanicum Kirp. & Kuprian.Gnaphalium laevissimum SchurGnaphalium mandshuricum Kirp. & Kuprian.Gnaphalium nudum Hoffm.Gnaphalium nudum Hoffm. ex J.F.Gmel.Gnaphalium prostratum A.HuetGnaphalium prostratum A.Huet ex NymanGnaphalium ramosum Lam.Gnaphalium ruricola H.S.PakGnaphalium thomsonii Hook.fil.Gnaphalium tomentosum Hoffm.Gnaphalium tomentosum Hoffm. ex J.F.Gmel.Gnaphalium tranzschelii Kirp.Gnaphalium uliginosum C.B.ClarkeGnaphalium uliginosum f. condensatum DominGnaphalium uliginosum f. humile V.Rastetter, 1966Gnaphalium uliginosum f. minimum F.Zimm.Gnaphalium uliginosum f. nudum (Hoffm.) Lindm.Gnaphalium uliginosum f. uliginosumGnaphalium uliginosum subsp. nudum (Hoffm. ex J.F.Gmel.) NymanGnaphalium uliginosum subsp. nudum (Hoffm. ex J.F.Gmel.) Simonk.Gnaphalium uliginosum subsp. pilulare (Wahlenb.) Hartm.Gnaphalium uliginosum subsp. uliginosumGnaphalium uliginosum var. glabrum W.D.J.KochGnaphalium uliginosum var. glabrum Wahlenb.Gnaphalium uliginosum var. laeve Corb.Gnaphalium uliginosum var. lasiocarpum Ledeb.Gnaphalium uliginosum var. lasiocarpum SchurGnaphalium uliginosum var. leiocarpum Ledeb.Gnaphalium uliginosum var. muricatum CariotGnaphalium uliginosum var. nudum (Hoffm. ex J.F.Gmel.) Hartm.Gnaphalium uliginosum var. nudum (Hoffm. ex J.F.Gmel.) Lej.Gnaphalium uliginosum var. pilulare (Wahlenb.) W.D.J.KochGnaphalium uliginosum var. simplex Klett & Richt.Gnaphalium uliginosum var. tomentosum BeckGnaphalium uliginosum var. uliginosumGnaphalium uliginosum var. vaillantii LereddeGnaphalium wirtgenii NymanHelichrysum uliginosum (L.) Moench
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 identifier210174-1
Use codesME
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.