Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusEragrostis
Scientific name with authorshipEragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Catabrosa verticillata (Cav.) P.Beauv.Cynodon pilosus (L.) Raspail, 1825Eragrostis afghanica Gand.Eragrostis albensis H.ScholzEragrostis bagdadensis Boiss.Eragrostis baguirmensis A.Chev., 1949Eragrostis baguirmiensis A.Chev.Eragrostis bicolor Boiss.Eragrostis bithynica Griseb.Eragrostis collocarpa K.Schum.Eragrostis collocarpa K.Schum. ex Engl.Eragrostis damiensiana subsp. laxior Thell.Eragrostis damiensiana var. laxior Thell.Eragrostis filiformis LinkEragrostis gracilis Schrad.Eragrostis gracilis Velen.Eragrostis gracillima Hack.Eragrostis imberbis (Franch.) Prob.Eragrostis indica (J.Koenig ex Rottler) Willd.Eragrostis indica (J.Koenig ex Rottler) Willd. ex Steud.Eragrostis jeholensis HondaEragrostis linkii (Kunth) Steud.Eragrostis longipes KengEragrostis mexicana Pulle, 1906Eragrostis multispicula Kitag.Eragrostis petersii Trin.Eragrostis pilosa f. imberbis Franch.Eragrostis pilosa subsp. amurensis (Prob.) Vorosch.Eragrostis pilosa subsp. glabra DucommunEragrostis pilosa subsp. imberbis (Franch.) TzvelevEragrostis pilosa subsp. imberbis Franch.Eragrostis pilosa subsp. major Litv.Eragrostis pilosa subsp. neglecta H.ScholzEragrostis pilosa subsp. pilosaEragrostis pilosa subsp. subspontanea H.ScholzEragrostis pilosa subsp. verticillata (Cav.) Rchb.Eragrostis pilosa var. glabra DucommunEragrostis pilosa var. imberbis Franch.Eragrostis pilosa var. jeholensis (Honda) OhwiEragrostis pilosa var. major Litv.Eragrostis pilosa var. minor Griseb. & SchenkEragrostis pilosa var. nutans Schltdl.Eragrostis pilosa var. pumila A.Chev.Eragrostis pilosa var. versicolor KuntzeEragrostis pilosa var. verticillata (Cav.) Kuntze, 1898Eragrostis pilosa var. verticillata (Cav.) Rchb.Eragrostis punctata (L.f.) LinkEragrostis punctata (L.f.) Link ex Steud.Eragrostis senegalensis (Desv.) A.Chev.Eragrostis tenuiflora Rupr.Eragrostis tenuiflora Rupr. ex Steud.Eragrostis verticillata (Cav.) P.Beauv.Eragrostis verticillata (Cav.) Roem. & Schult.Eragrostis verticillata subsp. indica (Rottler) Wight & Arn.Eragrostis verticillata subsp. indica (Rottler) Wight & Arn. ex NeesEragrostis verticillata var. indica (J.Koenig ex Rottler) Wight & Arn.Eragrostis verticillata var. indica (J.Koenig ex Rottler) Wight & Arn. ex NeesPoa bohemica J.C.Mayer ex Mert. & W.D.J.KochPoa capillaris Falk, 1786Poa chilensis Steud.Poa chinensis C.PreslPoa chinensis LinkPoa chinensis Link ex Trin.Poa delicatior Steud.Poa eragrostis All., 1785Poa eragrostis WalterPoa indica J.KoenigPoa indica J.Koenig ex RottlerPoa linkii KunthPoa mexicana LinkPoa pilosa L.Poa pilosa subsp. tenuis RegelPoa pilosa var. minor St.-AmansPoa pilosa var. tenuis RegelPoa plumosa Schrad.Poa poiretii Roem. & Schult.Poa punctata L.f.Poa senegalensis Desv.Poa tenella Pall.Poa tenella Pursh, 1814Poa tenuiflora Steud.Poa verticillata Cav.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
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 identifier1180620-2
Use codesAF GS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.