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
GenusSenecio
Scientific name with authorshipSenecio vernalis Waldst. & Kit.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Jacobaea incana Gilib.Jacobaea sinuata Gilib.Jacobaea squalida (M.Bieb.) C.A.Mey.Jacobaea verna Raf.Jacobaea vernalis (Waldst. & Kit.) C.A.Mey.Senecio crassifolius Sm.Senecio euxinus MinderovaSenecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis (Waldst. & Kit.) AlexanderSenecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis (Waldst. & Kit.) GreuterSenecio leucanthemifolius var. vernalis (Waldst. & Kit.) C.AlexanderSenecio nebrodensis Gilib.Senecio nebrodensis Gilib. ex GeorgiSenecio peduncularis Griseb.Senecio polycephalus Ledeb.Senecio rapistroides DC.Senecio sinuatus Gilib.Senecio squalidus M.Bieb.Senecio syrmiensis Kit.Senecio syrmiensis Kit. ex NymanSenecio vernalis f. aestivalis JacobaschSenecio vernalis f. arnicoides JacobaschSenecio vernalis f. breviradiatus JacobaschSenecio vernalis f. crepidiflorus JacobaschSenecio vernalis f. hiemalis JacobaschSenecio vernalis f. involutus JacobaschSenecio vernalis f. longiradiatus JacobaschSenecio vernalis f. matricarioides (Jacobasch) HegiSenecio vernalis f. pateriformis JacobaschSenecio vernalis f. retrofractus JacobaschSenecio vernalis f. rigidulus (Jacobasch) HegiSenecio vernalis f. siphonactis (Jacobasch) HegiSenecio vernalis f. spathulatus JacobaschSenecio vernalis subsp. vernalisSenecio vernalis var. aschersoniiSenecio vernalis var. discoideus ZabelSenecio vernalis var. glabratus Asch.Senecio vernalis var. matricarioides JacobaschSenecio vernalis var. normalis JacobaschSenecio vernalis var. rigidulus JacobaschSenecio vernalis var. siphonactis JacobaschSenecio vernalis var. sulphureus JacobaschSenecio vernalis var. vernalisSenecio vernus d'Urv.
Documented use categories
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 identifier248179-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.