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Enriched botanical record

Panicum capillare

Panicum capillare L.

Also indexed ascommon panic grassold-witch grasswitch grasswitchgrassCommon Panic GrassDohan nimiDraadgierstFijne draadgierst
FamilyPoaceae
GenusPanicum
Use categories1
Linked notes0

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
GenusPanicum
Scientific name with authorshipPanicum capillare L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Chasea capillaris (L.) Nieuwl.Leptoloma barbipulvinata (Nash ex Rydb.) SmythLeptoloma capillaris (L.) SmythMilium barbipulvinatum (Nash ex Rydb.) LunellMilium capillare (L.) MoenchMillium capillare (L.) MoenchPanicum acutifolium Willd.Panicum acutifolium Willd. ex Spreng.Panicum barbipulvinatum NashPanicum barbipulvinatum Nash ex Rydb.Panicum barbipulvinatum var. hirsutipes Suksd.Panicum bobartii Lam.Panicum capillare Rol.Panicum capillare Rol. ex Rottb.Panicum capillare subsp. barbipulvinatum (Nash ex Rydb.) TzvelevPanicum capillare subsp. capillarePanicum capillare var. agreste Gatt.Panicum capillare var. barbipulvinatum (Nash ex Rydb.) McGregorPanicum capillare var. brevifolium Rydb. & ShearPanicum capillare var. brevifolium Vasey ex ScribnerPanicum capillare var. brevifolium Vasey, 1897Panicum capillare var. occidentale Rydb.Panicum capillare var. vulgare Scribn.Panicum capillare var. vulgaris Scribn., 1894Panicum elegantulum Suksd.Panicum riparium H.Scholz

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier181618-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal 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.