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
GenusAvena
Scientific name with authorshipAvena sterilis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Avena fatua var. sterilis (L.) BastardAvena fatua var. sterilis (L.) Fiori & Paol.Avena ludoviciana var. ludovicianaAvena ludoviciana var. psilathera (Thell.) ParodiAvena ludoviciana var. subsolida Thell.Avena ludoviciana var. thellungiana MalzevAvena macrocarpa MoenchAvena nutans St.-Lag.Avena sativa subsp. sterilis (L.) De WetAvena sativa subsp. sterilis (L.) DeWetAvena sativa var. sterilis (L.) FioriAvena sensitiva Vilm.Avena sterilis f. brachytricha Thell.Avena sterilis f. hypatricha Thell.Avena sterilis subsp. algeriensis (Trab.) Trab.Avena sterilis subsp. fma L.Avena sterilis subsp. macrocarpa Briq.Avena sterilis var. brevipila MalzevAvena sterilis var. calvescens Trab. & Thell.Avena sterilis var. lasiathera Thell.Avena sterilis var. pseudovilis Thell.Avena sterilis var. psilathera Thell.Avena sterilis var. scabriuscula Pérez LaraAvena sterilis var. scabriuscula Thell.Avena sterilis var. solida (Hausskn.) Malzev
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
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 identifier391787-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.