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 lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aster abbreviatus NeesAster acutidens SmythAster bellidiflorus Willd.Aster bellidiflorus var. rubricaulis DC.Aster caerulescens var. laetevirens (Greene) CronquistAster caerulescens var. wootonii (Greene) WiegandAster cornuti Mill.Aster cornuti Mill. ex DC., 1836Aster cornuti Mill. ex NeesAster dracunculoides Willd., 1803Aster eminens Lindl.Aster hesperius f. hesperiusAster hesperius var. hesperiusAster lamarckianus NeesAster lamarckianus var. bellidiflorus (Willd.) SmallAster lanceolatus subsp. lanceolatusAster lanceolatus subsp. simplex (Willd.) A.G.JonesAster lanceolatus var. lanceolatusAster lanceolatus var. monocephalus KuntzeAster lanceolatus var. simplex (Willd.) A.G.JonesAster lautus var. lautusAster laxifolius var. laetiflorus Torr. & A.GrayAster laxus Willd.Aster pallens Willd.Aster paniculatus var. acutidens E.S.BurgessAster paniculatus var. bellidiflorus E.S.BurgessAster paniculatus var. cinerascens FernaldAster paniculatus var. lanatus FernaldAster paniculatus var. polychrous LunellAster paniculatus var. simplex E.S.BurgessAster praecox Willd., 1814Aster simplex Willd.Aster simplex var. estuarinus B.BoivinAster simplex var. ramosissimus (Torr. & A.Gray) CronquistAster simplex var. simplexAster stenophyllus Lindl.Aster strictus var. strictusAster tenuifolius var. bellidiflorus (Willd.) Torr. & A.GrayAster tenuifolius var. ramosissimus Torr. & A.GrayAster ×lanceolatus Willd.Symphyotrichum simplex (Willd.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
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 identifier981841-1
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.