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
GenusSporobolus
Scientific name with authorshipSporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis affinis Schult.Agrostis barbata Pers.Agrostis congener Schumach.Agrostis distichophylla Roem. & Schult.Agrostis dura Willd.Agrostis dura Willd. ex Steud.Agrostis juncea Lam.Agrostis littoralis Lam.Agrostis littoralis Sm.Agrostis pungens Muhl.Agrostis tremula Willd.Agrostis virginica L.Aira congener Schumach.Aira sabuletorum Steud.Aira sabulonum Labill.Aira sabulonum subsp. uniflora BalansaAira sabulonum var. uniflora BalansaAira subulorum D.Dietr.Crypsis maritima MunroCrypsis maritima Munro ex MacOwanCrypsis virginica (L.) Nutt.Podosemum virginicum (L.) LinkSporobolus benthamii subsp. robustus DominSporobolus benthamii var. robustus DominSporobolus confertus J.A.SchmidtSporobolus geniculatus (Nees ex Steud.) NeesSporobolus geniculatus (Nees ex Steud.) Nees ex Aitch.Sporobolus humilis subsp. minor VeldkampSporobolus littoralis (Lam.) KunthSporobolus matrella NeesSporobolus minutus subsp. confertus (J.A.Schmidt) Lobin, N.Kilian & LeyensSporobolus muhlenbergii KunthSporobolus sundaicus OhwiSporobolus tremulus (Trin.) KunthSporobolus virginicus (L.) Brongn.Sporobolus virginicus subsp. littoralis (Lam.) Borhidi & O.MuñizSporobolus virginicus subsp. littoralis (Lam.) Hitchc.Sporobolus virginicus subsp. major Franch.Sporobolus virginicus subsp. minor B.K.SimonSporobolus virginicus subsp. pallidus Benth.Sporobolus virginicus var. littoralis (Lam.) Hitchc.Sporobolus virginicus var. major Franch.Sporobolus virginicus var. minor B.K.SimonSporobolus virginicus var. minor F.M.BaileySporobolus virginicus var. pallidus Benth.Sporobolus virginicus var. virginicusVilfa barbata P.Beauv.Vilfa conferta (J.A.Schmidt) Steud.Vilfa dura Trin.Vilfa geniculata NeesVilfa geniculata Nees ex Steud.Vilfa intermedia Trin.Vilfa littoralis (Lam.) P.Beauv.Vilfa luxurians Steud.Vilfa luxurians Steud. ex LechlerVilfa matrella NeesVilfa muhlenbergii Steud.Vilfa murina SieberVilfa murina Sieber ex Steud.Vilfa tremula Trin.Vilfa virginica (L.) P.Beauv.Zoysia tremula B.D.Jacks.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier423010-1
Use codesAF EU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.