Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSymphyotrichum
Scientific name with authorshipSymphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L.Nesom
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aster coridifolius Michx.Aster dumosus L.Aster dumosus f. monocephalus Farw.Aster dumosus var. albus PurshAster dumosus var. coridifolius (Michx.) Torr. & A.GrayAster dumosus var. dodgei FernaldAster dumosus var. dumosusAster dumosus var. foliosus Alph.WoodAster dumosus var. gracilentus Torr. & A.GrayAster dumosus var. gracilipes WiegandAster dumosus var. pergracilis WiegandAster dumosus var. strictior Torr. & A.GrayAster dumosus var. subracemosus Torr. & A.GrayAster dumosus var. subulifolius Torr. & A.GrayAster dumosus var. versus Torr. & A.Gray, 1841Aster dumosus var. verus Torr. & A.GrayAster dumosus var. violaceus PurshAster foliaceus var. coridifolius (Michx.) Nutt.Aster foliolosus ElliottAster foliosus Pers.Aster fragilis Lindl.Aster gracilipes (Wiegand) AlexanderAster gracilipes Alexander ex SmallAster luengoi SennenAster sparsiflorus Michx.Leiachenis dumosa (L.) Raf.Leiachenis sparsiflorus Raf.Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dodgei (Fernald) G.L.NesomSymphyotrichum dumosum var. gracilipes (Wiegand) G.L.NesomSymphyotrichum dumosum var. pergracile (Wiegand) G.L.NesomSymphyotrichum dumosum var. strictior (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.NesomSymphyotrichum dumosum var. subulifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
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 identifier981804-1
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
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