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
GenusLeucanthemum
Scientific name with authorshipLeucanthemum vulgare Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chrysanthemum ircutianum Böcher & LarsenChrysanthemum leucanthemum f. leucanthemumChrysanthemum leucanthemum subsp. boecheri BoivinChrysanthemum leucanthemum subsp. lanceolatum (DC.) E.Mayer, 1952Chrysanthemum leucanthemum subsp. leucanthemumChrysanthemum leucanthemum subsp. pinnatifidum Lecoq & LamotteChrysanthemum leucanthemum subsp. subpinnatifidum FernaldChrysanthemum leucanthemum var. leucanthemumChrysanthemum montanum Willd., 1803Chrysanthemum montanum subsp. heterophyllum (Willd.) KochChrysanthemum praecox HorvatiChrysanthemum vulgare subsp. vulgareChrysanthemum vulgare var. vulgareLeucanthemum atratum subsp. heterophyllum (Willd.) RouyLeucanthemum praecox (Harvatic) HarvaticLeucanthemum praecox (Horvatić) Villard, 1970Leucanthemum vulgare subsp. incisum Arcang., 1882Leucanthemum vulgare subsp. pinnatifidum (Lecoq & Lamotte) MoldenkeLeucanthemum vulgare var. vulgare
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier30296198-2
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.