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
GenusEnneapogon
Scientific name with authorshipEnneapogon desvauxii P.Beauv.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis ciliata Pall.Agrostis ciliata Pall. ex Kom.Agrostis ciliata Pall. ex Roshev.Cottea sarmentosa NeesCottea sarmentosa Nees ex Steud.Czerniaevia rupestris Turcz.Czerniaevia rupestris Turcz. ex Kom.Enneapogon borealis (Griseb.) HondaEnneapogon brachystachyus (Jaub. & Spach) StapfEnneapogon brachystachyus var. macrantherus StapfEnneapogon desvauxii P.Beauv. ex Desv.Enneapogon desvauxii subsp. borealis (Griseb.) TzvelevEnneapogon jinjiangensis B.S.Sun & S.WangEnneapogon lophotrichus Chiov. ex ChiarugiEnneapogon phleioides Roem. & Schult.Enneapogon phleoides Roem. & Schult.Enneapogon pusillus RendleEnneapogon wrightii (S.Watson) C.E.Hubb.Enneapogon wrightii (S.Watson) Roshev.Pappophorum arabicum Hochst.Pappophorum arabicum Hochst. ex Steud.Pappophorum boreale C.C.Gmel.Pappophorum boreale C.C.Gmel. ex B.Fedtsch.Pappophorum boreale Griseb.Pappophorum brachystachyum Jaub. & SpachPappophorum brachystachyum var. trilophum Chiov.Pappophorum bulbosum Fig. & De Not.Pappophorum fasciculatum Chiov.Pappophorum figarianum Fig. & De Not.Pappophorum jaminianum Coss. & DurieuPappophorum jaminianum Coss. & Durieu ex Boiss.Pappophorum mexicanum E.Fourn.Pappophorum nanum Steud.Pappophorum phleoides Turcz.Pappophorum pusillum (Rendle) K.Schum.Pappophorum vincentianum J.A.SchmidtPappophorum wrightii S.WatsonRaspailia rupestris Turcz.Raspailia rupestris Turcz. ex Kom.
Documented use categories
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
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 identifier400626-1
Use codesAF EU HF IF
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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