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
GenusMuhlenbergia
Scientific name with authorshipMuhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis filiformis Muhl., 1817Agrostis filiformis Willd.Agrostis foliosa Roem. & Schult.Agrostis gymnostyla (Nees) Steud.Agrostis lateriflora Michx.Agrostis lateriflora var. filiformis Torr.Agrostis mexicana L.Agrostis ramosissima SinclairCinna arundinacea Retz.Cinna arundinacea Retz. ex Steud.Cinna filiformis LinkCinna lateriflora (Michx.) KunthCinna mexicana (L.) P.Beauv.Lepyroxis canadensis P.Beauv.Lepyroxis canadensis P.Beauv. ex B.D.Jacks.Lepyroxis canadensis P.Beauv. ex E.Fourn.Muhlenbergia ambigua Torr.Muhlenbergia ambigua var. ambiguaMuhlenbergia ambigua var. filiformis (Torr.) Farw.Muhlenbergia foliosa (Roem. & Schult.) Trin.Muhlenbergia foliosa f. ambigua (Torr.) WiegandMuhlenbergia foliosa subsp. ambigua (Torr.) Scribn.Muhlenbergia foliosa subsp. setiglumis (S.Watson) Scribn.Muhlenbergia foliosa var. ambigua (Torr.) Scribn.Muhlenbergia foliosa var. setiglumis (S.Watson) Scribn.Muhlenbergia gymnostyla (Nees) NeesMuhlenbergia lateriflora (Michx.) Trin.Muhlenbergia lateriflora Trin. ex KunthMuhlenbergia mexicana f. ambigua (Torr.) FernaldMuhlenbergia mexicana f. mexicanaMuhlenbergia mexicana f. setiglumis (S.Watson) FernaldMuhlenbergia mexicana var. filiformis (Torr.) Scribn.Muhlenbergia mexicana var. filiformis (Torr.) VaseyMuhlenbergia mexicana var. purpurea Alph.WoodMuhlenbergia polystachya Mack. & BushMuhlenbergia setiglumis (S.Watson) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.Muhlenbergia sylvatica var. setiglumis S.WatsonPodosaemum mexicanum (L.) LinkPodosemum foliosum (Roem. & Schult.) LinkPodosemum gymnostylum NeesPodosemum mexicanum (L.) LinkPolypogon canadensis E.Fourn.Trichochloa filiformis Torr.Trichochloa foliosa (Roem. & Schult.) Trin.Trichochloa mexicana (L.) Trin.Vilfa lateriflora (Michx.) P.Beauv.Vilfa mexicana (L.) P.Beauv.
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier409079-1
Use codesEU 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.