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
GenusHelianthus
Scientific name with authorshipHelianthus tuberosus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Helianthemum tuberosum GarsaultHelianthus alexandri CockerellHelianthus doronicoides Torr. & A.GrayHelianthus esculentus Warsz.Helianthus nebrascensis CockerellHelianthus pubescens AitonHelianthus serotinus TauschHelianthus spathulatus ElliottHelianthus squarrosus Nutt.Helianthus strumosus subsp. tomentosus (Michx.) Anashch.Helianthus subcanescens (A.Gray) E.WatsonHelianthus tomentosus Michx.Helianthus tuberosus f. moldenkeanus OswaldHelianthus tuberosus f. oswaldiae OswaldHelianthus tuberosus f. oswaldii OswaldHelianthus tuberosus f. tuberosusHelianthus tuberosus var. albus CockerellHelianthus tuberosus var. alexandrae CockerellHelianthus tuberosus var. alexandri CockerellHelianthus tuberosus var. fusiformis CockerellHelianthus tuberosus var. multituberculatus CockerellHelianthus tuberosus var. nebrascensis CockerellHelianthus tuberosus var. purpurellus CockerellHelianthus tuberosus var. purpureus CockerellHelianthus tuberosus var. subcanescens A.GrayHelianthus tuberosus var. tuberosusHelianthus tuberosus var. typicus Cockerell
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Fuel
Gene source
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
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 identifier329252-2
Use codesAF FU GS HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.