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
GenusEhrharta
Scientific name with authorshipEhrharta calycina Sm.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aira capensis L.f.Ehrharta adscendens Schrad.Ehrharta auriculata Steud.Ehrharta calycina var. adscendens (Schrad.) NeesEhrharta calycina var. angustifolia KunthEhrharta calycina var. calycinaEhrharta calycina var. versicolor (Schrad.) StapfEhrharta geniculata (Thunb.) Thunb.Ehrharta laxiflora Schrad.Ehrharta laxifolia Schrad.Ehrharta melicoides Willd.Ehrharta melicoides Willd. ex NeesEhrharta nutans Willd.Ehrharta nutans Willd. ex NeesEhrharta ovata NeesEhrharta paniculata Poir.Ehrharta pilosa Willd.Ehrharta pilosa Willd. ex Steud.Ehrharta ramosa Willd.Ehrharta ramosa Willd. ex NeesEhrharta stricta NeesEhrharta undulata NeesEhrharta undulata Nees ex Trin.Ehrharta undulata var. adscendens (Schrad.) NeesEhrharta undulata var. calycina (Sm.) NeesEhrharta undulata var. laxiflora (Schrad.) NeesEhrharta versicolor Schrad.Melica geniculata Thunb.Trochera auriculata (Steud.) KuntzeTrochera calycina (Sm.) P.Beauv.Trochera geniculata (Thunb.) KuntzeTrochera laxiflora (Schrad.) KuntzeTrochera melicodes KuntzeTrochera ovata (Nees) KuntzeTrochera stricta (Nees) KuntzeTrochera versicolor (Schrad.) Kuntze
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 identifier399826-1
Use codesAF EU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINSEPASAL
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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.