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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAlopecurus
Scientific name with authorshipAlopecurus pratensis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alopecurus alpestris Wahlenb.Alopecurus alpestris Wahlenb. ex Steud.Alopecurus alpinus f. songaricus SchrenkAlopecurus alpinus subsp. songaricus SchrenkAlopecurus alpinus subsp. songaricus Schrenk ex Fischer & MeyenAlopecurus alpinus subsp. ventricosus Karav. & Kir.Alopecurus alpinus var. songaricus SchrenkAlopecurus caudicans Salzm.Alopecurus caudicans Salzm. ex BallAlopecurus eupratensis Asch. & Graebn.Alopecurus eupratensis var. alpestris (Wahlenb.) Asch. & Graebn.Alopecurus pratensis f. acrochaetus M.MarssonAlopecurus pratensis f. longiaristatus BeckAlopecurus pratensis f. muticus Jansen & Wacht.Alopecurus pratensis f. obscurus (Ledeb.) Serb. & Nyár.Alopecurus pratensis f. pratensisAlopecurus pratensis f. vulgaris M.MarssonAlopecurus pratensis subsp. angustifolius JansAlopecurus pratensis subsp. aquaticus (Dumort.) MathieuAlopecurus pratensis subsp. armenus K.KochAlopecurus pratensis subsp. arundinaceus (Poir.) KuntzeAlopecurus pratensis subsp. borealis PohleAlopecurus pratensis subsp. borealis Pohle ex Fedtsch.Alopecurus pratensis subsp. brachystachys FedtschenkoAlopecurus pratensis subsp. breviaristatus BeckAlopecurus pratensis subsp. brotheri Westb.Alopecurus pratensis subsp. brotheri Westb. ex Fedtsch.Alopecurus pratensis subsp. bulgaricus Pawl.Alopecurus pratensis subsp. castellanus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire & WeillerAlopecurus pratensis subsp. caucasicus Trin.Alopecurus pratensis subsp. caudatus DominAlopecurus pratensis subsp. communis BeckAlopecurus pratensis subsp. dvoraki Podp.Alopecurus pratensis subsp. glabrescens BeckAlopecurus pratensis subsp. glaucus Sond.Alopecurus pratensis var. caudatus DominAlopecurus pratensis var. glaucus Sond.Alopecurus pratensis var. latifolius Jansen & Wacht.Alopecurus pratensis var. obscurus Ledeb.Alopecurus pratensis var. pratensisAlopecurus seravchanicus Ovcz., 1934Alopecurus sericeus Gaertn.Tozzettia pratensis (L.) SaviTozzettia vulgaris Bubani
Documented use categories
Animal food
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 identifier387176-1
Use codesAF EU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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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.