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
GenusKoeleria
Scientific name with authorshipKoeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Achaeta geniculata E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.Aira macrantha Ledeb.Koeleria albescens var. sylvatica Jansen & Wacht.Koeleria alpigena subsp. mannagettae DominKoeleria britannica (Domin ex Druce)Koeleria cristata subsp. macrantha (Ledeb.) Rothm.Koeleria cristata subsp. pseudocristata (Domin) DominKoeleria cristata var. gracilis W.D.J.KochKoeleria cristata var. macrantha (Ledeb.) Griseb.Koeleria cristata var. poaeformis (Domin) TzvelevKoeleria cristata var. pseudocristata DominKoeleria cristata var. violacea Klett & Richt.Koeleria cristata var. violacea Lej., 1825Koeleria elatior f. glabrescens DominKoeleria eminens CsatóKoeleria glaucovirens var. jankae DominKoeleria gracilis f. aurea Posp.Koeleria gracilis f. biflora DominKoeleria gracilis f. filifolia DominKoeleria gracilis f. flaccida DominKoeleria gracilis f. glabra DominKoeleria gracilis f. pallida Asch. & Graebn.Koeleria gracilis f. pubescens DominKoeleria gracilis f. quadriflora DominKoeleria gracilis f. triflora DominKoeleria gracilis f. violascens Asch. & Graebn.Koeleria gracilis subsp. helvetica DominKoeleria gracilis var. mandshurica DominKoeleria idahoensis var. idahoensisKoeleria mannagettae (Domin) PrainKoeleria nitida DominKoeleria nitida f. colorata DominKoeleria nitida f. congesta DominKoeleria nitida f. filifolia DominKoeleria nitida f. pubescens DominKoeleria nitida var. nitidaKoeleria poaeformis Domin, 1907Koeleria polyantha var. californica DominKoeleria pontarlieri (Domin) PrainKoeleria pseudocristata f. pubescens DominKoeleria pseudocristata var. pseudocristataKoeleria pseudocristata var. pseudonitada DominKoeleria robinsoniana var. robinsonianaKoeleria supra-arenaria Domin.Koeleria theodoriana KlokovPoa cristata (L.) Willd.
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier406615-1
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.