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 pubescens Muhl. ex Willd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bromopsis pubescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) HolubBromus ciliatus f. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) WiegandBromus ciliatus subsp. laeviglumis Scribn.Bromus ciliatus subsp. laeviglumis Scribn. ex ShearBromus ciliatus var. laeviglumis Scribn. ex ShearBromus ciliatus var. laeviglumis Scribn., 1900Bromus hookeri subsp. pubescens (Muhl.) E.Fourn.Bromus hookeri var. pubescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) E.Fourn.Bromus laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Hitchc.Bromus pubescens Muhl.Bromus pubescens Spreng.Bromus pubescens f. laevivaginatus (Wiegand) F.Seym.Bromus pubescens subsp. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) SwallenBromus pubescens subsp. laevivaginatus (Wiegand) F.Seym.Bromus pubescens var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) SwallenBromus purgans f. glabriflorus WiegandBromus purgans f. laevivaginatus WiegandBromus purgans subsp. glabriflorus WiegandBromus purgans subsp. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) SwallenBromus purgans subsp. laevivaginatus WiegandBromus purgans var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) SwallenForasaccus ciliatus subsp. laeviglumis (Scribn.) LunellForasaccus ciliatus var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Lunell
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 identifier37133-2
Use codesAF EU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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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.