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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAgrostis
Scientific name with authorshipAgrostis scabra Willd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis geminata f. exaristata FernaldAgrostis geminata f. geminataAgrostis hyemalis f. exaristata (Fernald) ScogganAgrostis hyemalis f. setigera (Fernald) E.G.Voss, 1966Agrostis hyemalis var. keweenawensis Farw.Agrostis hyemalis var. laxiflora (Bigelow ex Michx.) BeetleAgrostis hyemalis var. scabra (Willd.) Blomq.Agrostis hyemalis var. tenuis (Tuck.) GleasonAgrostis laxa Muhl.Agrostis laxa PurshAgrostis laxiflora (Bigelow ex Michx.) RichardsonAgrostis laxiflora f. tuckermanii FernaldAgrostis laxiflora var. caespitosa Torr.Agrostis laxiflora var. montana (Torr.) Tuck.Agrostis laxiflora var. scabra (Willd.) Torr.Agrostis laxiflora var. tenuis (Tuck.) Torr.Agrostis michauxii var. laxiflora (Bigelow ex Michx.) A.GrayAgrostis pauzhetica Prob.Agrostis peckii HouseAgrostis scabra f. exaristata (Fernald) HulténAgrostis scabra f. setigera FernaldAgrostis scabra subsp. septentrionalis (Fernald) Á.Löve & D.LöveAgrostis scabra var. aristata HulténAgrostis scabra var. keweenawensis (Farw.) Farw.Agrostis scabra var. montana (Torr.) FernaldAgrostis scabra var. oreophila Alph.WoodAgrostis scabra var. scabraAgrostis scabra var. septentrionalis FernaldAgrostis scabra var. tenuis Tuck.Agrostis scabrata Nutt.Agrostis scabrata Nutt. ex A.GrayAgrostis scabriuscula BuckleyAgrostis torreyi Tuck.Trichodium laxiflorum BigelowTrichodium laxiflorum Bigelow ex Michx.Trichodium montanum Torr.Trichodium scabrum (Willd.) Muhl.Vilfa scabra P.Beauv.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier386271-1
Use codesEU ME
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.