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
GenusElymus
Scientific name with authorshipElymus macrourus (Turcz.) Tzvelev
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agropyron boreale (Turcz.) DrobowAgropyron boreale (Turcz.) Drobow ex PoluninAgropyron boreale subsp. borealeAgropyron boreale subsp. scandicum (Nevski) KuvaevAgropyron boreale subsp. scandium (Nevski) KuvaevAgropyron boreale var. borealeAgropyron dasystachyum var. bakeri (Hitchc.) B.BoivinAgropyron dasystachyum var. sericeum (Hitchc.) B.BoivinAgropyron kronokense Kom.Agropyron latiglume subsp. eurasiaticum HulténAgropyron latiglume subsp. subalpinum (Neuman) Vestergr.Agropyron macrourum (Turcz. ex Steud.) DrobowAgropyron nomokonovii PopovAgropyron sericeum Hitchc.Agropyron turuchanense Reverd.Elymus alaskanus subsp. borealis (Turcz.) Melderis, 1978Elymus alaskanus subsp. borealis (Turcz.) Á.Löve & D.LöveElymus alaskanus subsp. islandicus (Melderis) Á.Löve & D.LöveElymus alaskanus subsp. kronokensis (Kom.) Á.Löve & D.LöveElymus alaskanus subsp. scandicus (Nevski) MelderisElymus alaskanus subsp. subalpinus (Neuman) MelderisElymus alaskanus subsp. subalpinus (Neuman) Á.Löve & D.LöveElymus alaskanus var. islandicus (Melderis) Á.Löve, 1970Elymus besczetnovae KotukhovElymus borealis (Turcz.) D.F.CuiElymus borealis var. scandicus (Nevski) TzvelevElymus dasyphyllus (A.P.Khokhr.) A.P.Khokhr.Elymus kronokensis (Kom.) TzvelevElymus kronokensis subsp. borealis (Turcz.) TzvelevElymus kronokensis subsp. dasyphyllus A.P.Khokhr.Elymus kronokensis subsp. scandicus (Nevski) TzvelevElymus kronokensis subsp. subalpinus (Neuman) TzvelevElymus kronokensis var. borealis (Turcz.) TzvelevElymus kronokensis var. dasyphyllus (A.P.Khokhr.) TzvelevElymus kronokensis var. scandicus (Nevski) TzvelevElymus leianthus (Keng) S.L.ChenElymus macrourus subsp. neplianus (V.N.Vassil.) TzvelevElymus macrourus subsp. pilosivaginatus (Jurtzev) Czerep.Elymus macrourus subsp. turuchanensis (Reverd.) TzvelevElymus macrourus var. neplianus (V.N.Vassil.) TzvelevElymus macrourus var. pilosivaginatus (Jurtzev) TzvelevElymus neoborealis A.P.Khokhr.Elymus neplianus (V.N.Vassil.) Czerep.Elymus scandicus (Nevski) TzvelevElymus scandicus var. borealis (Turcz.) TzvelevElymus sericeus (Hitchc.)Elymus turuchanensis (Reverd.) Czerep.Kengyilia leiantha (Keng) L.B.CaiRoegneria borealis (Turcz.) NevskiRoegneria borealis f. glabra MelderisRoegneria borealis subsp. borealisRoegneria borealis subsp. islandica (Melderis) Á.Löve & D.LöveRoegneria borealis subsp. scandica (Nevski) MelderisRoegneria borealis subsp. subalpina (Neuman) MelderisRoegneria borealis var. islandica MelderisRoegneria kronokensis (Kom.) TzvelevRoegneria leiantha KengRoegneria macroura (Turcz. ex Steud.) NevskiRoegneria macroura subsp. pilosivaginata JurtzevRoegneria macroura subsp. pilosivaginata YurtsevRoegneria nepliana V.N.Vassil.Roegneria scandica NevskiRoegneria turuchanensis (Reverd.) NevskiTriticum boreale Turcz.Triticum macrourum Turcz.Triticum macrourum Turcz. ex Steud.Triticum violaceum f. subalpinum Neuman
Documented use categories
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 identifier400340-1
Use codesGS
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.