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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusOrnithogalum
Scientific name with authorshipOrnithogalum umbellatum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hyacinthus umbellatus (L.) E.H.L.KrauseOrnithogalum affine BoreauOrnithogalum angustifolium BoreauOrnithogalum boraeanum Jord. & Fourr.Ornithogalum campestre (Savi) PrainOrnithogalum cespititium Jord. & Fourr.Ornithogalum corymbosum GaterauOrnithogalum dioscoridis BubaniOrnithogalum fasciculatum Timb.-Lagr.Ornithogalum horologicum StokesOrnithogalum minus L.Ornithogalum nanum Ten.Ornithogalum parviflorum Jord. & Fourr.Ornithogalum peyrei Timb.-Lagr.Ornithogalum praetextum Steven ex KunthOrnithogalum preumbellatum CandargyOrnithogalum rusticum Jord. & Fourr.Ornithogalum stellare Salisb.Ornithogalum tardans Jord. & Fourr.Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. angustifolium (Boreau) P.D.SellOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestre (Savi) RouyOrnithogalum umbellatum var. angustifolium (Boreau) Gren. & Godr.Ornithogalum umbellatum var. angustifolium RouyOrnithogalum umbellatum var. minus (L.) Asch. & Graebn.Ornithogalum umbellatum var. nanum NymanScilla campestris SaviStellaris corymbosa (Gaterau) Moench
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 identifier539600-1
Use codesEU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.