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 lanceolatus Roth
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bromus argypheus PaineBromus canariensis ZuccagniBromus canariensis Zuccagni ex Roem.Bromus depauperatus H.ScholzBromus discretus F.M.Vázquez & H.ScholzBromus divaricatus RhodeBromus divaricatus Rhode ex Loisel.Bromus divaricatus var. lanuginosus Rchb.Bromus divaricatus var. macrostachys (Desf.) LamotteBromus lanceolatus f. coloratus MaireBromus lanceolatus subsp. macrostachys (Desf.) MaireBromus lanceolatus var. dasystachys MaireBromus lanceolatus var. divaricatus (Rohde ex Loisel.) NymanBromus lanceolatus var. genuinus Emb. & MaireBromus lanceolatus var. lanatus KerguélenBromus lanceolatus var. lanuginosus (Coss. & Durieu) Dinsm.Bromus lanceolatus var. lanuginosus (Poir.) MaireBromus lanceolatus var. lanuginosus (Rchb.) GonnetBromus lanceolatus var. leiostachys MaireBromus lanceolatus var. macrostachys (Desf.) MutelBromus lanceolatus var. oxyphloeus (Paine) Dinsm.Bromus lanuginosus Poir.Bromus lanuginosus var. divaricatus (Rohde ex Loisel.) Poir.Bromus macrostachys Desf.Bromus macrostachys f. albovirens CavaraBromus macrostachys f. pubescens Pamp.Bromus macrostachys f. robustus Roshev.Bromus macrostachys subsp. lanuginosus (Rchb.) K.Richt.Bromus macrostachys var. brevispicatus Boiss.Bromus macrostachys var. divaricatus (Rhode ex Loisel.) DruceBromus macrostachys var. divaricatus (Rohde ex Loisel.) Nyman, 1882Bromus macrostachys var. lanuginosus Coss. & DurieuBromus macrostachys var. pauciflorus PostBromus macrostachyus Guss.Bromus modensis Steud.Bromus oxyphlaeus Payne, 1874Bromus oxyphloeus PaineBromus oxyphloeus PayneBromus poiretii Tzvelev & Prob.Bromus squarrosus var. lanuginosus (Coss. & Durieu) KuntzeBromus squarrosus var. macrostachys (Desf.) KuntzeBromus tomentosus RohdeBromus turgidus Pers.Bromus wolgensis var. turgidus (Pers.) Steud.Forasaccus lanceolatus (Roth) BubaniSerrafalcus divaricatus (Rohde ex Loisel.) De Not., 1848Serrafalcus lanceolatus (Roth) Parl.Serrafalcus macrostachys (Desf.) Parl.Serrafalcus macrostachys var. divaricatus (Rohde ex Loisel.) Ces., Pass. & GibelliSerrafalcus macrostachys var. secundus Lojac.Zerna macrostachys (Desf.) Panz.Zerna macrostachys (Desf.) Panz. ex B.D.Jacks.
Documented use categories
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 identifier393818-1
Use codesAF
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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