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
GenusSymphyotrichum
Scientific name with authorshipSymphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L.Nesom
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aglotoma multiflora (Aiton) Raf.Aster aster var. ciliatus BartonAster ciliatus Muhl. ex Willd.Aster commutatus subsp. polycephalus (Rydb.) S.F.Blake, 1925Aster commutatus var. polycephalus (Rydb.) S.F.BlakeAster ericoides L.Aster ericoides f. caeruleus S.F.BlakeAster ericoides f. ericoidesAster ericoides f. exiguus (Fernald) FernaldAster ericoides f. gramsii BenkeAster ericoides f. polycephalus (Rydb.) F.C.GatesAster ericoides f. prostratus (Kuntze) FernaldAster ericoides subsp. ericoidesAster ericoides var. ericoidesAster ericoides var. multiflorus (Aiton) Pers.Aster ericoides var. polycephalus (Rydberg) F.C.GatesAster ericoides var. prostratus (Kuntze) S.F.BlakeAster ericoides var. pseudodumosus Thell.Aster ericoides var. randii BrittonAster ericoides var. reevesii A.GrayAster exiguus (Fernald) Rydb.Aster glabellus NeesAster hebecladus DC.Aster leptophyllus DC.Aster multiflorus AitonAster multiflorus var. caeruleus BenkeAster multiflorus var. ciliatus (Willd.) W.P.C.BartonAster multiflorus var. exiguus FernaldAster multiflorus var. normalis Kuntze, 1891Aster multiflorus var. prostratus KuntzeAster pauciflorus M.MartensAster pilosus var. reevesii S.F.BlakeAster polycephalus Rydb.Aster ramosissimus Mill.Aster reevesii (A.Gray) BergmansAster reevesii (A.Gray) G.NicholsonAster reevesii A.GrayAster reversii Decne.Aster scoparius DC.Aster subulatus Steud.Aster tenuifolius Willd.Aster ×pseudodumosus (Thell.) BergmansEucephalus ericoides Nutt.Galatella leptophylla NeesLasallea ericoides (L.) G.L.NesomLasallea ericoides (L.) Semple & BrouilletSymphyotrichum ericoides f. gramsii (Benke) G.Wilh. & RerichaSymphyotrichum ericoides subsp. ericoidesSymphyotrichum ericoides var. prostratum (Kuntze) G.L.NesomVirgulus ericoides (L.) Reveal & KeenerVirgulus ericoides subsp. ericoidesVirgulus ericoides var. ericoides
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Poison reported
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 identifier981811-1
Use codesEU ME PO
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.