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
GenusLolium
Scientific name with authorshipLolium temulentum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bromus temulentus Bernh.Craepalia temulenta (L.) SchrankFestuca temulenta (L.) J.P.Sm. & ColumbusLoliola pratensis DuboisLolium aegyptiacum BellardiLolium aegyptiacum Bellardi ex RouvilleLolium album Steud.Lolium annuum L., 1754Lolium annuum Lam.Lolium arvense With.Lolium arvense var. geniculatum Dumort.Lolium arvense var. hostii Dumort.Lolium arvense var. liniforme Dumort.Lolium arvense var. major Hagenb.Lolium arvense var. majus Fr.Lolium arvense var. minor Desm.Lolium arvense var. minus GaudinLolium arvense var. muticum PauquyLolium arvense var. speciosum GaudinLolium asperum RothLolium asperum Roth ex KunthLolium berteronianum Steud.Lolium cuneatum NevskiLolium cuneatum Nevski ex Malzev, 1934Lolium decipiens Dumort.Lolium giganteum Roem. & Schult.Lolium gracile (Dumort.) B.D.Jacks.Lolium gracile (Dumort.) Dumort.Lolium gracile (Dumort.) Tinant, 1836Lolium gracile Hegetschw.Lolium gussonei NymanLolium infelix RouvilleLolium longiglume St.-Lag.Lolium lucidum Dumort.Lolium maximum Guss.Lolium maximum Willd.Lolium multiflorum Clairv., 1811Lolium pseudolinicola GennariLolium remotum f. asperum Anghel & BeldieLolium robustum Rchb.Lolium speciosum Steven ex M.Bieb.Lolium speciosum Steven, 1808Lolium speciosum f. scabrum KochLolium speciosum var. scabrum W.D.J.KochLolium temulentum f. arvense (With.) JungeLolium temulentum f. laeve JungeLolium temulentum f. leve Pamp.Lolium temulentum f. macrochaeton (A.Braun) JungeLolium temulentum f. muticum Rech.f.Lolium temulentum f. robustum (Rchb.) NeumanLolium temulentum f. speciosum (Steven ex M.Bieb.) NeumanLolium temulentum f. temulentumLolium temulentum subsp. arvense (With.) TzvelevLolium temulentum subsp. cuneatum (Nevski) TzvelevLolium temulentum subsp. gracile Dumort.Lolium temulentum subsp. gussonei (Parl.) Arcang.Lolium temulentum subsp. gussonei NymanLolium temulentum subsp. robustum (Rchb.) BerherLolium temulentum subsp. speciosum (Steven ex M.Bieb.) Arcang.Lolium temulentum subsp. temulentumLolium temulentum var. agricolum NeumanLolium temulentum var. album Asch.Lolium temulentum var. aristatum StokesLolium temulentum var. arvense (With.) Bab.Lolium temulentum var. arvense (With.) Lilj.Lolium temulentum var. brevisetum BouvierLolium temulentum var. decipiens (Dumort.) T.DurandLolium temulentum var. dissitum MutelLolium temulentum var. laeve Peterm.Lolium temulentum var. laevigatum MutelLolium temulentum var. leptochaeton A.BraunLolium temulentum var. longisetum BouvierLolium temulentum var. macrochaeton A.BraunLolium temulentum var. maximum (Willd.) Steud. & Hochst.Lolium temulentum var. muticum Boiss.Lolium temulentum var. muticum Chevall., 1827Lolium temulentum var. muticum Coss. & Germ., 1845Lolium temulentum var. muticum NouletLolium temulentum var. muticum Retz.Lolium temulentum var. robustissimum MutelLolium temulentum var. robustum (Rchb.) MutelLolium temulentum var. scabrum BabeyLolium temulentum var. semiglabrum Litv.Lolium temulentum var. speciosum (Steven ex M.Bieb.) Griseb.Lolium temulentum var. speciosum (Steven ex M.Bieb.) KochLolium temulentum var. speciosum GuépinLolium temulentum var. subbivalve St.-AmansLolium temulentum var. submuticum G.Mey.Lolium temulentum var. submuticum StokesLolium temulentum var. temulentumLolium triticoides Janka
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Poison reported
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 identifier407516-1
Use codesAF GS HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for 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.