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
GenusPhleum
Scientific name with authorshipPhleum alpinum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Phleum alpinum f. alpinumPhleum alpinum f. bracteolatum Dans.Phleum alpinum f. subcapitatum (Schur) Serb. & Nyár.Phleum alpinum subsp. alpinumPhleum alpinum subsp. ambiguum BeckPhleum alpinum subsp. americanum E.Fourn.Phleum alpinum subsp. bracteolatum Dans.Phleum alpinum subsp. commutatum (Gaudin) Griseb.Phleum alpinum subsp. commutatum (Gaudin) HulténPhleum alpinum subsp. commutatum (Gaudin) K.Richt.Phleum alpinum subsp. commutatum (Gaudin) Malag.Phleum alpinum subsp. parviceps Briq.Phleum alpinum subsp. rhaeticum HumphriesPhleum alpinum subsp. scribnerianum PomelPhleum alpinum subsp. subcapitatum (Schur) Serb. & E.L.Nyár.Phleum alpinum subsp. tenue Trin.Phleum alpinum var. alpinumPhleum alpinum var. ambiguum BeckPhleum alpinum var. americanum E.Fourn.Phleum alpinum var. commutatum (Gaudin) Boiss.Phleum alpinum var. commutatum (Gaudin) Griseb.Phleum alpinum var. commutatum (Gaudin) WestlingPhleum alpinum var. commutatum E.Fourn.Phleum alpinum var. foliosum Reut.Phleum alpinum var. nigricans SchurPhleum alpinum var. parviceps Briq.Phleum alpinum var. scribnerianum PammelPhleum alpinum var. scribnerianum PomelPhleum alpinum var. subcapitatum SchurPhleum alpinum var. tenue Trin.Phleum arcticum GieseckePhleum arcticum Giesecke ex LangePhleum capitatum Scop.Phleum commutatum GaudinPhleum commutatum subsp. americanum (Fourn.) HulténPhleum commutatum var. americanum (E.Fourn.) HulténPhleum commutatum var. commutatumPhleum geniculatum Bellardi ex VitmanPhleum gerardii Panz.Phleum haenkeanum J.PreslPhleum mouterdei A.CamusPhleum nigricans Willd.Phleum nigricans Willd. ex Trin.Phleum ovatum Jacquem.Phleum ovatum Jacquem. ex Hook.f.Phleum parviceps (Briq.) RouyPhleum pratense subsp. alpinum (L.) Asch. & Graebn.Phleum pratense subsp. alpinum (L.) Čelak.Phleum pratense subsp. commutatumPhleum pratense var. alpinum (L.) Celak.Phleum pratense var. alpinum (L.) Schreb.Phleum rhaeticum (Humphries) RauschertPhleum subalpinum BrüggerPhleum vaginatum SennenPlantinia alpina (L.) BubaniPlantinia tournefortii Bubani
Documented use categories
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 identifier415775-1
Use codesAF
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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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.