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
GenusSolidago
Scientific name with authorshipSolidago gigantea Aiton
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aster latissimifolius var. serotinus KuntzeDoria dumerorum (Lunell) LunellDoria dumetorum (Lunell) LunellDoria pitcheri (Nutt.) LunellSolidago canadensis subsp. glabraSolidago cleliae DC.Solidago deflexa MoenchSolidago dumetorum LunellSolidago fragrans A.GraySolidago gigantea subsp. giganteaSolidago gigantea subsp. leiophylla FernaldSolidago gigantea subsp. serotina (Kuntze) Mc NeillSolidago gigantea subsp. serotina (Kuntze) McNeillSolidago gigantea var. leiophylla FernaldSolidago gigantea var. pitcheri (Nutt.) ShinnersSolidago gigantea var. serotina (Kuntze) CronquistSolidago gigantea var. shinnersii BeaudrySolidago glabra Desf.Solidago pitcheri Nutt.Solidago sera J.F.Gmel.Solidago serotina AitonSolidago serotina KuntzeSolidago serotina f. huntingdonensis BeaudrySolidago serotina f. serotinaSolidago serotina subsp. serotinaSolidago serotina var. dumertorum (Aiton) A.GraySolidago serotina var. gigantea (Aiton) A.GraySolidago serotina var. minor Hook.Solidago serotina var. serotinaSolidago serotinoides Á.Löve & D.LöveSolidago shinnersii (Beaudry) BeaudrySolidago somesii Rydb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
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 identifier249575-1
Use codesEU IF ME
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.