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
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusBassia
Scientific name with authorshipBassia prostrata (L.) Beck
Indexed scientific synonyms
? virescens FenzlBassia prostrata (L.) A.J.ScottBassia prostrata subsp. grisea (U.P.Pratov) P.EliásChenopodium augustanum All.Chenopodium camphoratifolium Pourr.Chenopodium camphorosmoides Moq.Chenopodium lineare Steud.Chenopodium prostratum (L.) Moq.Chenopodium sericeum VitmanChenopodium villosum Moq.Kochia prostrata (L.) Schrad.Kochia prostrata subsp. grisea Nägeli & PeterPratovKochia prostrata subsp. grisea U.P.PratovKochia prostrata subsp. virescens (Fenzl) Nägeli & PeterPratovKochia prostrata subsp. virescens (Fenzl) U.P.PratovKochia prostrata var. canescens Moq.Kochia prostrata var. flavescens (Lag.) Willk.Kochia prostrata var. rubella Moq.Kochia prostrata var. rubens (Lag.) Willk.Kochia suffruticosa Less.Kochia suffruticulosa Less.Kochia toseffii (Urum.) PenzesSalsola prostrata L.Salsola prostrata var. flavescens Lag.Salsola prostrata var. rubens Lag.Salsola toseffii Urum.
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
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 identifier60447623-2
Use codesAF EU FU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.