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 strigosa Schreb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Avena agraria Brot.Avena agraria var. sesquialtera Brot.Avena agraria-sesquialtera Brot.Avena agrariamutica Brot.Avena alta Cav.Avena alta Cav. ex Roem. & Schult.Avena ambigua Schoenb. ex NymanAvena arduensis Lej.Avena arduensis Lej. ex Steud.Avena cavanillesii Roem. & Schult.Avena freita Ortega ex Spreng.Avena fusca Ard.Avena glabrescens (Marquand) HerterAvena hispanica Ard.Avena hispanica Roem. & Schult.Avena nervosa Lam.Avena nuda subsp. strigosa (Schreb.) Janch.Avena nuda subsp. strigosa (Schreb.) Mansf.Avena preissia OpizAvena sativa subsp. strigosa (Schreb.) Bonnier & LayensAvena sativa var. hispanica (Ard.) Steud.Avena sativa var. strigosa (Schreb.) Bonnier & LayensAvena sativa var. strigosa (Schreb.) FioriAvena strigosa f. quadricuspis Holmb.Avena strigosa subsp. agraria (Brot.) Tab.MoraisAvena strigosa subsp. glabrescens MarquandAvena strigosa subsp. strigosaAvena strigosa var. abbreviata Hausskn.Avena strigosa var. agraria (Brot.) Samp.Avena strigosa var. alba C.MarquandAvena strigosa var. albida (C.Marquand) Mordv.Avena strigosa var. albida C.MarquandAvena strigosa var. candida Mordv.Avena strigosa var. candida Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena strigosa var. fusca C.MarquandAvena strigosa var. gilva Mordv.Avena strigosa var. gilva Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena strigosa var. glabrata (Thell.) É.MorrenAvena strigosa var. glabrata MalzevAvena strigosa var. glabrescens (C.Marquand) MalzevAvena strigosa var. glabrescens (Marquand) Thell.Avena strigosa var. hepatica Mordv.Avena strigosa var. hepatica Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena strigosa var. hispanica (Ard.) B.BockAvena strigosa var. intermedia C.MarquandAvena strigosa var. kewensis VavilovAvena strigosa var. melanocarpa Mordv.Avena strigosa var. melanocarpa Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena strigosa var. nigra C.MarquandAvena strigosa var. nigricans Mordv.Avena strigosa var. nigricans Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena strigosa var. secunda Mordv.Avena strigosa var. secunda Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena strigosa var. semiglabra MalzevAvena strigosa var. sesquialtera (Brot.) Hack.Avena strigosa var. strigosaAvena strigosa var. tephrea Mordv.Avena strigosa var. tephrea Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena strigosa var. tricholepis Holmb.Avena strigosa var. trichophora MalzevAvena strigosa var. unilateralis (Malzev) Rodionova & SoldatovDanthonia strigosa (Schreb.) P.Beauv.Danthonia strigosa var. elatior Roem. & Schult.Preissia italica CordaPreissia strigosa (Schreb.) Opiz
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier391799-1
Use codesAF EU GS ME
Crop wild relativeYes
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.