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 puniceum (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aster calderae B.BoivinAster calderi B.BoivinAster carneus Torr. & A.Gray, 1841Aster carneus var. ambiguus Torr. & A.GrayAster carneus var. carneusAster conduplicatus E.S.BurgessAster demissus (Lindl.) ForbesAster forwoodii S.WatsonAster obliquus DC., 1836Aster puniceus L.Aster puniceus f. albiflorus Ralph Hoffm.Aster puniceus f. albiligulatus Pease & A.H.MooreAster puniceus f. brachypyllus LepageAster puniceus f. candidus FernaldAster puniceus f. colbyi (Benke) ShinnersAster puniceus f. demissus (Lindl.) FernaldAster puniceus f. etiamalbus VenardAster puniceus f. glabratus ShinnersAster puniceus f. rufescens FassettAster puniceus var. calderae (B.Boivin) LepageAster puniceus var. calderi (B.Boivin) LepageAster puniceus var. calderi B.BoivinAster puniceus var. calvus ShinnersAster puniceus var. colbyi BenkeAster puniceus var. compactus FernaldAster puniceus var. crawfordii PorterAster puniceus var. demissus Lindl.Aster puniceus var. laevicaulis A.GrayAster puniceus var. lancifolius FernaldAster puniceus var. lucidus Mac Mill.Aster puniceus var. monocephalus Farw.Aster puniceus var. oligocephalus FernaldAster puniceus var. perlongus FernaldAster puniceus var. purpureus PurshAster puniceus var. rufescens PurshAster puniceus var. vimineus Torr. & A.GraySymphyotrichum puniceum f. candidum (Fernald) G.Wilh. & RerichaSymphyotrichum puniceum var. calderae (B.Boivin) G.L.NesomSymphyotrichum puniceum var. calderi (B.Boivin) 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 identifier247116-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.