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
GenusHelenium
Scientific name with authorshipHelenium autumnale L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Helenia autumnalis (L.) Gaertn.Heleniastrum autumnale (L.) KuntzeHeleniastrum montanum (Nutt.) Nieuwl. & LunellHelenium altissimum LinkHelenium autumnale subsp. rubrum J.R.Duncan & V.C.DaviesHelenium autumnale var. autumnaleHelenium autumnale var. canaliculatum (Lam.) Torr. & A.GrayHelenium autumnale var. fylesii B.BoivinHelenium autumnale var. grandiflorum (Nutt.) Torr. & A.GrayHelenium autumnale var. grandiflorum (Nutt.) VossHelenium autumnale var. longifolium (Sm.) VossHelenium autumnale var. montanum (Nutt.) FernaldHelenium autumnale var. parviflorum (Nutt.) FernaldHelenium autumnale var. pubescens (Aiton) PurshHelenium autumnale var. pumilum (Willd.) VossHelenium autumnale var. subintegerrimum RegelHelenium autumnale var. tubuliflorum (DC.) Torr. & A.GrayHelenium autumnale var. tubuliflorum (DC.) Voss, 1894Helenium canaliculatum Lam.Helenium commutatum LinkHelenium decurrens MoenchHelenium grandiflorum Nutt.Helenium huronense BrittonHelenium latifolium Mill.Helenium latifolium Rydb.Helenium longifolium Sm.Helenium macranthum Rydb.Helenium montanum Nutt.Helenium parviflorum Nutt.Helenium parviflorum SmallHelenium pubescens AitonHelenium pumilum Willd.Helenium pumilum Willd. ex Schltdl., 1813Helenium tubuliflorum DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier211760-1
Use codesEU ME PO
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.