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
GenusPoa
Scientific name with authorshipPoa annua L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aira pumila PurshCatabrosa pumila (Pursh) Roem. & Schult.Festuca tenuiculmis TovarOchlopoa annua (L.) H.ScholzOchlopoa annua subsp. notabilis (Chrtek & V.Jirásek) H.Scholz & ValdésOchlopoa annua subsp. pilantha (Ronniger) H.Scholz & ValdésOchlopoa annua subsp. raniglumis (S.E.Fröhner) H.Scholz & ValdésOchlopoa notabilis (Chrtek & V.Jirásek) TzvelevOchlopoa pilantha (Ronniger) TzvelevOchlopoa raniglumis (S.E.Fröhner) BomblePoa aestivalis J.PreslPoa algida Trin.Poa annua f. annuaPoa annua f. aquatica (Asch.) NeumanPoa annua f. lanuginosa SennenPoa annua f. latisquamea Lindm.Poa annua f. longiglumis Lindm.Poa annua f. multiflora Jansen & Wacht.Poa annua f. ovalis (Tineo) Trab.Poa annua f. picta (Beck) MairePoa annua f. pseudopratensis Jansen & Wacht.Poa annua f. purpurea Mike L.GrantPoa annua f. reptans (Hausskn.) T.KoyamaPoa annua f. sericea Lindm.Poa annua f. sylvatica Jansen & Wacht.Poa annua subsp. annuaPoa annua subsp. aquatica Aschers.Poa annua subsp. eriolepis É.Desv.Poa annua subsp. mutabilis Chrtek & V.JirásekPoa annua subsp. notabilis Chrtek & V.JirásekPoa annua subsp. ovalis (Tineo) NymanPoa annua subsp. pilantha (Ronniger) H.ScholzPoa annua subsp. purpurea Mike L.GrantPoa annua subsp. raniglumis (S.E.Fröhner) Chrtek, 1996Poa annua subsp. raniglunis (S.E.Fröhner) ChrtekPoa annua subsp. reptans Hausskn.Poa annua subsp. rigidiuscula DeweyPoa annua subsp. sericea Parn.Poa annua var. aquatica Asch.Poa annua var. arenosa SchurPoa annua var. brevifolia Lagr.-Foss.Poa annua var. caespitosa N.Terracc.Poa annua var. campana SeguinPoa annua var. crispa GrayPoa annua var. elatior Chevall.Poa annua var. eriolepis É.Desv.Poa annua var. flavescens DallaTorre & Sarnth.Poa annua var. flavescens Hausm.Poa annua var. lanuginosa Sennen & MauricioPoa annua var. longiglumis Lindm.Poa annua var. ovalis (Tineo) Trab.Poa annua var. picta BeckPoa annua var. pilantha RonnigerPoa annua var. pumila AnderssonPoa annua var. raniglumis S.E.FröhnerPoa annua var. reptans Hausskn.Poa annua var. rigidiuscula DeweyPoa annua var. rivularis PauquyPoa annua var. rubra GrayPoa annua var. sericea Parn.Poa annua var. tomentosa GrognotPoa annua var. triflora SchurPoa annua var. uliginosa Heuff.Poa annua var. verna H.PostPoa annua var. villosa Bluff & Fingerh.Poa annua var. viridis Lej. & CourtoisPoa annua var. vivipara GrayPoa annua var. vivipara MutelPoa bipollicaris Hochst.Poa hansiana NeesPoa hohenackeri Trin.Poa humilis Lej.Poa meyenii Nees & MeyenPoa ovalis TineoPoa pratensis var. hohenackeri (Trin.) Griseb.Poa puberula Steud.Poa triangularis Gilib.Poa trivialis var. hohenackeri (Trin.) B.Fedtsch.Poa variegata Haller f.
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 identifier320035-2
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.