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
GenusDigitaria
Scientific name with authorshipDigitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Muhl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Digitaria asiatica TzvelevDigitaria filiformis var. elongata Le GallDigitaria filiformis var. gracilis (Guss.) FioriDigitaria filiformis var. hirta (Junge) P.Fourn.Digitaria filiformis var. prostrata (Asch. & Graebn.) DouinDigitaria glabra (Schrad.) P.Beauv.Digitaria glabra (Schrad.) Roem. & Schult., 1817Digitaria glabra subsp. ambigua (Ces.) Arcang.Digitaria glabra var. ambigua Ces., Pass. & GibelliDigitaria glabra var. nana TinantDigitaria humifusa Pers.Digitaria humifusa Rich.Digitaria humifusa f. rubescens OpizDigitaria humifusa subsp. rubescens OpizDigitaria humifusa var. pubescens OpizDigitaria humifusa var. rubescens OpizDigitaria humifusa var. rubescens Opiz ex Bercht.Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Wilmott, 1922Digitaria ischaemum f. gracillima (Asch. & Graebn.) SoóDigitaria ischaemum f. prostrata (Asch. & Graebn.) SoóDigitaria ischaemum f. rubescens (Opiz) SoóDigitaria ischaemum subsp. asiatica (Tzvelev) TzvelevDigitaria ischaemum subsp. gracillimum (Asch. & Graebn.) SóoDigitaria ischaemum subsp. mississippiensis (Gattinger) Fern.Digitaria ischaemum subsp. prostratum (Asch. & Graebn.) SóoDigitaria ischaemum subsp. rubescens (Opiz) SoóDigitaria ischaemum var. ambigua HenrardDigitaria ischaemum var. hirta (Junge) HenrardDigitaria ischaemum var. ischaemumDigitaria ischaemum var. mississipiensis (Scribn.) FernaldDigitaria ischaemum var. prostrata (Asch. & Graebn.) HenrardDigitaria linearis (Krock.) Rostaf.Digitaria linearis Crép.Digitaria linearis var. gracillima (Asch. & Graebn.) Podp.Digitaria linearis var. prostrata (Asch. & Graebn.) Podp.Digitaria paspaliformis J.WoodsDigitaria procumbens Steud.Panicum arenarium M.Bieb.Panicum distichum Gaudich.Panicum distichum Gaudich. ex Steud.Panicum elegans Heuff.Panicum glabrum (Schrad.) GaudinPanicum glabrum subsp. mississippiense Scribn.Panicum glabrum var. lasiocarpum Boenn.Panicum glabrum var. mississippiense Scribn.Panicum glabrum var. mississippiensis Gatt.Panicum glabrum var. prostratum (Asch. & Graebn.) RouyPanicum glabrum var. prostratum Asch. & Graebn.Panicum humifusum (Pers.) KunthPanicum ischaemum Schreb.Panicum ischaemum Schreb. ex Schweigg.Panicum ischaemum Schreber ex ScheinitzPanicum lineare Krock.Panicum lineare f. gracillimum Asch. & Graebn.Panicum lineare f. hirtum JungePanicum lineare subsp. gracillimum Asch. & Graebn.Panicum lineare subsp. mississippiensis (Gatt.) BealPanicum lineare subsp. prostratum Asch. & Graebn.Panicum lineare var. ambiguum Maly, 1899Panicum lineare var. mississippiensis (Scribn.) BealPanicum lineare var. prostratum Asch. & Graebn.Panicum phaeocarpum subsp. drummondianum NeesPanicum phaeocarpum var. drummondianum NeesPaspalum glabrum (Schrad.) WoodPaspalum glabrum CassidyPaspalum humifusum (Pers.) Poir.Sanguinaria humifusa (Pers.) BubaniSyntherisma glabra Schrad.Syntherisma humifusa (Pers.) Rydb.Syntherisma ischaemum (Schreb.) NashSyntherisma lineare NashSyntherisma lineare var. mississippiense (Gatt.) NashSyntherisma lineare var. mississippiensis Nash, 1898Syntherisma linearis subsp. mississipiensis (Scribn.) NashSyntherisma linearis var. mississippiensis (Scribn.) Nash
Documented use categories
Animal food
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 identifier398891-1
Use codesAF GS
Crop wild relativeYes
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.