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
GenusCalamagrostis
Scientific name with authorshipCalamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P.Beauv.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arundo agrostoides PurshArundo canadensis Michx.Arundo cinnoides Muhl.Arundo confinis Willd.Arundo conoides EatonArundo fissa Willd.Arundo fissa Willd. ex Steud.Arundo glauca Muhl.Calamagrostis agrostoides (Pursh) Spreng.Calamagrostis agrostoides (Pursh) TriniusCalamagrostis alaskana KearneyCalamagrostis anomala Suksd.Calamagrostis atropurpurea NashCalamagrostis blanda BealCalamagrostis canadensis subsp. acuminata (Vasey ex Shear & Rydb.) Piper & BeattieCalamagrostis canadensis var. acuminata Vasey ex Shear & Rydb.Calamagrostis canadensis var. campestris KearneyCalamagrostis canadensis var. dorei B.BoivinCalamagrostis canadensis var. dubia (Scribn. & Tweedy) VaseyCalamagrostis canadensis var. imberbis (Stebbins) C.L.Hitchc.Calamagrostis canadensis var. lactea (Beal) C.L.Hitchc.Calamagrostis canadensis var. macouniana (Vasey) StebbinsCalamagrostis canadensis var. pallida (Vasey & Scribn.) StebbinsCalamagrostis canadensis var. robusta VaseyCalamagrostis canadensis var. scabra (J.Presl) Hitchc.Calamagrostis cinnoides W.P.C.BartonCalamagrostis columbiensis Nutt.Calamagrostis columbiensis Nutt. ex A.GrayCalamagrostis confinis (Willd.) Nutt., 1818Calamagrostis confinis (Willd.) P.Beauv.Calamagrostis confinis (Willd.) Spreng., 1824Calamagrostis dubia (Scribn. & Tweedy) Scribn.Calamagrostis dubia (Scribner & Tweedy) Scribner ex VaseyCalamagrostis hirtigluma Steud.Calamagrostis lactea BealCalamagrostis langsdorffii var. acuminata (Vasey ex Shear & Rydb.) Litv.Calamagrostis langsdorffii var. marylandica Trin.Calamagrostis langsdorfii var. acuminata (Vasey ex Shear & Rydb.) Litw.Calamagrostis langsdorfii var. lactea (Beal) KearneyCalamagrostis langsdorfii var. scribneri (Beal) M.E.JonesCalamagrostis macouniana (Vasey) VaseyCalamagrostis mexicana Nutt.Calamagrostis michauxii Trin.Calamagrostis michauxii Trin. ex Steud.Calamagrostis neglecta var. confinis (Willd.) BealCalamagrostis nubila Louis-MarieCalamagrostis oregonensis BuckleyCalamagrostis pallida Vasey & Scribn.Calamagrostis scabra C.PreslCalamagrostis scabra J.PreslCalamagrostis scribneri BealCalamagrostis scribneri var. imberbis StebbinsCalamagrostis scribneri var. scribneriCalamagrostis sitchensis Trin.Calamagrostis sitchensis Trin. ex Griseb.Calamagrostis sitchensis Trin. ex Ledeb.Cinna purshii KunthDeyeuxia canadensis (Michx.) MunroDeyeuxia canadensis (Michx.) Munro ex Hook.f.Deyeuxia confinis (Willd.) KunthDeyeuxia dubia Scribn. & TweedyDeyeuxia lactea (Beal) Suksd.Deyeuxia lactea (Suksd. ex Beal) Suksd. ex BealDeyeuxia macouniana VaseyDeyeuxia pallida (Vasey & Scribn.) Suksd.Deyeuxia preslii Kunth
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier1121202-2
Use codesAF EU 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.