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
GenusEragrostis
Scientific name with authorshipEragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Eragrostis amabilis subsp. contracta BuseEragrostis amabilis subsp. effusa BuseEragrostis amabilis subsp. prostrata BuseEragrostis amabilis subsp. scabriuscula BuseEragrostis amabilis var. contracta BüseEragrostis amabilis var. effusa BüseEragrostis amabilis var. prostrata BüseEragrostis amabilis var. scabriuscula BuseEragrostis euchroa Steud.Eragrostis formosana HayataEragrostis rubens (Lam.) Hochst. ex Miq.Eragrostis rubens (Lam.) Hochst., 1849Eragrostis rubens f. linearis Boerl.Eragrostis rubens subsp. contracta (Buse) Miq.Eragrostis rubens subsp. effusa (Buse) Miq.Eragrostis rubens subsp. linearis Boerl.Eragrostis rubens subsp. scabriuscula (Buse) Miq.Eragrostis rubens var. contracta (Buse) Miq.Eragrostis rubens var. effusa (Buse) Miq.Eragrostis rubens var. scabriuscula (Buse) Miq.Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) NeesEragrostis unioloides subsp. ongiemensis A.CamusEragrostis unioloides var. ongiemensis A.CamusEragrostis unioloides var. tremula K.C.JacobPoa rubens Lam.Poa unioloides Retz.Uniola indica Spreng.
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 identifier401675-1
Use codesAF EU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.