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 smithii (Rydb.) Gould
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agropyron glaucum var. occidentale Scribn.Agropyron molle (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Rydb.Agropyron occidentale (Scribn.) Scribn.Agropyron occidentale var. molle (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Scribn.Agropyron occidentale var. occidentaleAgropyron occidentale var. palmeri (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Scribn.Agropyron palmeri (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Rydb.Agropyron smithii Rydb.Agropyron smithii f. molle (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gillett & SennAgropyron smithii var. molle (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) M.E.JonesAgropyron smithii var. palmeri (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) A.HellerAgropyron smithii var. smithiiAgropyron smithii var. typica Waterf.Agropyron spicatum var. molle Scribn. & J.G.Sm.Agropyron spicatum var. palmeri Scribn. & J.G.Sm.Agropyron spicatum var. viride Farw.Elytrigia smithii (Rydb.) NevskiElytrigia smithii (Rydb.) Á.LöveElytrigia smithii var. molle (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) BeetlePascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Barkworth & D.R.DeweyPascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Á.LöveZeia mollis (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) LunellZeia occidentalis (Scribn.) LunellZeia smithii (Rydb.) 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 identifier90334-2
Use codesAF EU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINSEPASAL
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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.