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Sonchus maritimus

Sonchus maritimus L.

Also indexed asAmargonesAmargónCerraja de aguaCerrajónCuracangrenaFarasFarsGrespino marittimo
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSonchus
Use categories1
Linked notes0

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 maritimus L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Sonchidium maritimum (L.) PomelSonchoseris maritima (L.) Fourr.Sonchus angustifolius Neck.Sonchus arvensis subsp. maritimus (L.) P.Fourn.Sonchus arvensis var. bottnicusSonchus arvensis var. decorus (Castagne) SoóSonchus arvensis var. glaberrimus SchurSonchus arvensis var. laevipes Gren. & Godr.Sonchus arvensis var. maritimus (L.) SoóSonchus arvensis var. maritimus (L.) Wahlenb.Sonchus baburi Popov, 1941Sonchus balthicus Fr.Sonchus balthicus Fr. ex LinkSonchus decorus CastagneSonchus hieracioides Willk.Sonchus littoralis Rchb.Sonchus maritimus var. canescens Maire & SennenSonchus maritimus var. maritimusSonchus otaviensis DinterSonchus pauciflorus Echeand.Sonchus pauciflorus Echeand. ex Willk. & LangeSonchus vulgaris subsp. maritimus (L.) RouySonchus vulgaris var. decorus (Castagne) RouySonchus vulgaris var. normalis Rouy

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier250244-1
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.