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
GenusSonchus
Scientific name with authorshipSonchus asper (L.) Hill
Indexed scientific synonyms
Sonchus asper (L.) Vill.Sonchus asper All.Sonchus asper Garsault, 1764Sonchus asper f. asperSonchus asper subsp. euasper HayekSonchus asper var. asperSonchus asper var. horridus SchurSonchus asper var. integer SchurSonchus asper var. orientalis DegenSonchus asper var. pinnatisectus Lojac.Sonchus asper var. pinnatus SchurSonchus asper var. rigidus Baumg.Sonchus asper var. setosoglandulosus Hausm.Sonchus asper var. simplicifolius SchurSonchus asper var. spinosus Neilr.Sonchus asper var. sulphureus Boiss.Sonchus eryngiifolius Sosn., 1949Sonchus fallax subsp. asper Wallr.Sonchus fallax subsp. decipiens De Not.Sonchus fallax subsp. fallaxSonchus fallax subsp. laevis Wallr.Sonchus fallax var. decipiens DeNot.Sonchus fallax var. fallaxSonchus inermisSonchus oleraceus Wall.Sonchus oleraceus f. asper (L.)Sonchus oleraceus subsp. laevis L.Sonchus oleraceus subsp. runcinatus Fiori
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
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 identifier1003017-2
Use codesGS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.