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
GenusPoa
Scientific name with authorshipPoa compressa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Paneion compressum (L.) LunellPoa anceps C.PreslPoa cenisia subsp. sardoa Em.SchmidPoa compressa f. depauperata Millsp.Poa compressa f. langiana (Rchb.) NeumanPoa compressa f. muralis Asch. & Graebn.Poa compressa f. polynoda (Parn.) NeumanPoa compressa subsp. compressaPoa compressa subsp. depauperata MutelPoa compressa subsp. expansa N.Böhling & H.ScholzPoa compressa subsp. langeana (Rchb.) NymanPoa compressa subsp. langeana (Rchb.) RouyPoa compressa subsp. langiana (Rchb.) Arcang.Poa compressa subsp. langiana (Rchb.) W.D.J.KochPoa compressa subsp. langiana (Rchb.) W.D.J.Koch ex HegiPoa compressa subsp. polynoda (Parn.) SymePoa compressa subsp. sylvestris Torr.Poa compressa var. arenosa SchurPoa compressa var. brevifolia Jansen & Wacht.Poa compressa var. collina SchurPoa compressa var. compressaPoa compressa var. contracta Neilr.Poa compressa var. depauperata MutelPoa compressa var. diffusa Neilr.Poa compressa var. effusa DucommunPoa compressa var. effusa Peterm.Poa compressa var. erecta GrayPoa compressa var. erecta PauquyPoa compressa var. erecta SinclairPoa compressa var. expansa N.Böhling & H.ScholzPoa compressa var. langeana (Rchb.) W.D.J.KochPoa compressa var. langiana (Rchb.) W.D.J.KochPoa compressa var. major K.KochPoa compressa var. multiflora DöllPoa compressa var. muralis (Wibel) Heynh.Poa compressa var. pauciflora BouvierPoa compressa var. pauciflora Gagnep.Poa compressa var. pauciflora OpizPoa compressa var. pauper K.KochPoa compressa var. polynoda (Parn.) NymanPoa compressa var. polynoda (Parn.) SymePoa compressa var. polynoda (Parnell) Asch. & Graebn.Poa compressa var. psammophila BeckPoa compressa var. subcompressa (Parn.) J.WoodsPoa compressa var. sylvestris Torr.Poa compressa var. typica Asch. & Graebn., 1900Poa compressa var. umbrosa BeckPoa compressa var. virescens d'Urv.Poa compressa var. xerophila Chass., 1956Poa fertilis Hegetschw.Poa langeana Rchb.Poa langiana Rchb.Poa leptostachya D.DonPoa muralis WibelPoa pallens Poir.Poa planicularis F.H.Wigg.Poa planiculmis WeberPoa polynoda Parn.Poa polynoda subsp. denticulata Parn.Poa polynoda var. denticulata Parn.Poa subcompressa Parn.Poa thurmanniana Montandon
Documented use categories
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 identifier204172-2
Use codesAF EU
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.