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
GenusBriza
Scientific name with authorshipBriza media L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Briza anceps L.Briza anceps L. ex MunroBriza australis ProkudinBriza clusii Desv.Briza clusii FoucaultBriza compacta DreerBriza elatior Sm.Briza elatior var. australia (Prokudin) TzvelevBriza elatior var. australis (Prokudin) TzvelevBriza lutescens FoucaultBriza media f. albida (Lej.) Holmb.Briza media f. albida (Lej.) NeumanBriza media f. alpestris (Beck) NeumanBriza media f. intermedia Zapal.Briza media f. lutescens (Lej.) Holmb.Briza media f. murrii SoóBriza media f. pallescens MurrBriza media f. pauciflora Asch. & Graebn.Briza media f. pilosa (Schur) GhisaBriza media f. pumila JungeBriza media f. repens (Roth) GhisaBriza media f. serotina (H.C.Hall) NeumanBriza media f. umbrosa Peterm.Briza media subsp. elatior (Sm.) RohlenaBriza media subsp. lutescens Dumort.Briza media subsp. serotina (H.C.Hall) Dumort.Briza media var. albida Lej.Briza media var. alpestris BeckBriza media var. clusii (Desv.) RouyBriza media var. coarctata BabeyBriza media var. dublanensis Zapal.Briza media var. elatior (Sm.) Griseb.Briza media var. gracilenta Podp.Briza media var. gracilior Spenn.Briza media var. gracilis Podp.Briza media var. hirsuta GrognotBriza media var. horakii RohlenaBriza media var. lutescens (Dumort.) Dumort.Briza media var. lutescens (Foucault) DucommunBriza media var. lutescens Bréb.Briza media var. lutescens Lej.Briza media var. lutescens Tinant, 1836Briza media var. major Peterm.Briza media var. montana PancicBriza media var. nivea T.BastardBriza media var. pallens (Chevall.) BoreauBriza media var. pallens Le Gall, 1852Briza media var. pallescens DöllBriza media var. pallescens Mabille, 1864Briza media var. pallescens TinantBriza media var. pallida BlyttBriza media var. pauciflora (Schur) Asch. & Graebn.Briza media var. pilosa (Schur) Asch. & Graebn.Briza media var. repens RothBriza media var. serotina H.C.HallBriza media var. stolonifera SchurBriza media var. violacea DucommunBriza media var. virens GrayBriza pauciflora SchurBriza pilosa SchurBriza serotina (H.C.Hall) Dumort.Briza tremula Lam.Briza viridis Pall.Briza viridis Pall. ex Steud.Poa media (L.) Cav.
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier393294-1
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.