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
GenusOnopordum
Scientific name with authorshipOnopordum acanthium L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acanos spina Scop.Acanthium onopordon Gueldenst.Carduus acanthium (L.) Baill.Onopordon acanthium L.Onopordum acanthifolium K.KochOnopordum acanthiifolium Gilib.Onopordum acanthium f. glabrescens Lindm.Onopordum acanthium f. glabrescente Cuatrec.Onopordum acanthium subsp. ceretanum (Sennen) ArènesOnopordum acanthium subsp. gautieri (Rouy) Bonnier, 1923Onopordum acanthium subsp. gautieri (Rouy) FrancoOnopordum acanthium subsp. gautieri (Rouy) R.C.V.DouinOnopordum acanthium subsp. gypsicola Gonz.Sierra, Pérez Morales, Penas & Rivas Mart.Onopordum acanthium subsp. parnassicum (Boiss. & Heldr.) NymanOnopordum acanthium var. acanthiumOnopordum acanthium var. elatior Rchb.Onopordum acanthium var. humilior Rchb.Onopordum acanthium var. nanum Wirtg.Onopordum acanthium var. polycephalum Willk.Onopordum acanthium var. schultesii (Brittinger ex W.D.J.Koch) RouyOnopordum acanthium var. subintegrifolium Lázaro IbizaOnopordum ceretanum SennenOnopordum gautieri RouyOnopordum illyricum subsp. gautieri (Rouy) P.Fourn.Onopordum macracanthum Schult.Onopordum micropterum var. barcinonense SennenOnopordum nervosum GaudinOnopordum nervosum Gaudin ex RouyOnopordum parnassicum Boiss. & Heldr.Onopordum ramosum DulacOnopordum schultesii BrittingerOnopordum schultesii Brittinger ex W.D.J.KochOnopordum stenostegium Boiss.Onopordum tomentosum Salisb.Onopordum viride Desf.Onopordum vulgare Gray, 1821
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
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 identifier235234-1
Use codesEU IF MA 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.