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
GenusBromus
Scientific name with authorshipBromus hordeaceus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bromus affinis Dumort.Bromus hordeaceus f. hirsutus Holmb.Bromus hordeaceus subsp. compactus (Bréb.) B.de Lesd.Bromus hordeaceus subsp. conglomeratus (Pers.) DruceBromus hordeaceus subsp. contractus (Lange) Asch. & Graebn.Bromus hordeaceus subsp. glabratus Lindgr. ex Lindm.Bromus hordeaceus subsp. mollis (L.) FioriBromus hordeaceus subsp. nanus (Wiegel) Asch. & Graebn.Bromus hordeaceus subsp. ovalis (Parn.) DruceBromus hordeaceus subsp. palustris Petr.Bromus hordeaceus subsp. parviglumisBromus hordeaceus subsp. pseudoracemosusBromus hordeaceus subsp. robustus Zapal.Bromus hordeaceus subsp. simplicissimus (Ces. ex Nyman) Asch. & Graebn.Bromus hordeaceus subsp. subracemosus (H.C.Watson) Asch. & Graebn.Bromus hordeaceus subsp. tunetanus Hack.Bromus hordeaceus subsp. typicus BeckBromus hordeaceus subsp. villosus Pamp.Bromus hordeaceus subsp. vulgaris (Trab.) MaireBromus hordeaceus var. compactus (Bréb.) B.deLesd.Bromus hordeaceus var. laeviculmis MaireBromus hordeaceus var. tunetanus Hack.Bromus hordeaceus var. typicus BeckBromus leptostachys (Pers.) Fouill.Bromus leptostachys (Pers.) Fouill. ex de Lesd.Bromus leptostachys subsp. pubescens Fouill.Bromus leptostachys subsp. pubescens Fouill. ex B.de Lesd.Bromus leptostachys subsp. thominii (Hardouin) Fouill.Bromus leptostachys subsp. thominii (Hardouin) Fouill. ex B.de Lesd.Bromus leptostachys var. pubescens Fouill. ex B.deLesd.Bromus molliformis subsp. devesanusBromus molliformis subsp. pacensisBromus molliformis var. glabrescens FreynBromus mollis f. uberrimus Jansen & Wacht.Bromus mollis subsp. compactus Bréb.Bromus mollis subsp. confertus G.Mey.Bromus mollis subsp. congestus Schltdl.Bromus mollis subsp. conglomeratus Pers.Bromus mollis subsp. contractus LangeBromus mollis subsp. effusus SchurBromus mollis subsp. fallax RohlenaBromus mollis subsp. glabriusculus SchurBromus mollis subsp. hordeaceus (L.) AnderssonBromus mollis subsp. hordeaceus (L.) Fr.Bromus mollis subsp. hordeaceus (L.) HiitonenBromus mollis subsp. hordeaceus (L.) NymanBromus mollis subsp. jansenii PénzesBromus mollis subsp. latiglumis Jansen & Wacht.Bromus mollis subsp. laxiflorus Spenn.Bromus mollis subsp. major Batt. & Trab.Bromus mollis subsp. multiflorus DelastreBromus mollis subsp. ovalis Parn.Bromus mollis subsp. ovatus Parn.Bromus mollis subsp. palustris (Petr.) Podp.Bromus mollis subsp. patens Neilr.Bromus mollis subsp. pratensis Parn.Bromus mollis subsp. procerus Schltdl.Bromus mollis subsp. pumilus Wahlenb.Bromus mollis subsp. pygmaeus LangeBromus mollis subsp. ramosus BallBromus mollis subsp. rarus Peterm.Bromus mollis subsp. simplicissimus TodorBromus mollis subsp. thyrsiformis Jansen & Wacht.Bromus mollis subsp. typicus FioriBromus mollis subsp. vulgaris OpizBromus mollis var. hordaceus (L.) Lilj.Bromus mollis var. hordeaceus (L.) Fr.Bromus mollis var. hordeaceus (L.) Lilj.Bromus mollis var. nanus Schltdl., 1823Bromus mollis var. subglaber H.C.WatsonBromus mollis var. vulgaris OpizBromus mollis var. vulgaris Trab.Bromus mutabilis subsp. hordeaceus F.W.SchultzBromus secalinus subsp. hordeaceus (L.) L.Bromus secalinus var. hordeaceus (L.) Huds.Bromus secalinus var. hordeaceus (Linnaeus) LinnaeusBromus segetalis subsp. hordeaceus (L.) DöllBromus segetalis var. hordeaceus (L.) DöllBromus simplicissimus Ces. ex Nyman, 1882Bromus thominii Ard.Bromus thominii Ard. ex NymanBromus tunetanus Hack.Bromus tunetanus Hack. ex Trab.Festuca mollis (L.) T.Marsson, 1869Festuca mollis var. hordeaceus (L.) T.MarssonSerrafalcus hordeaceus (L.) Godr. & Gren.Serrafalcus mollis subsp. contractus LangeSerrafalcus mollis subsp. hordeaceus (L.) Husn.Serrafalcus tinei Lojac.Trimen hordeaceus
Documented use categories
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 identifier30016331-2
Use codesAF EU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINSEPASAL
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