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 palustris L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Paneion triflorum LunellPoa abietina SchurPoa adspersa DrejerPoa angustifolia Wahlenb.Poa angustifolia f. effusa (Kit. ex Schult.) Rchb.Poa angustifolia f. fertilis (Host) Rchb.Poa angustifolia var. effusa (Kit.) SchurPoa angustifolia var. effusa Rchb.Poa angustifolia var. fertilis (Host) Rchb.Poa angustifolia var. palustris (L.) Rchb.Poa crocata Michx.Poa depauperata Kit.Poa depauperata Kit. ex Spreng.Poa distans SchultzPoa effusa Kit.Poa effusa Kit. ex Schult.Poa ehrhartiana B.D.Jacks.Poa elegans Haller f.Poa elegans Haller f. ex Steud.Poa exigua Dumort.Poa fertilis HostPoa fertilis f. coarctata Peterm.Poa fertilis f. pauciflora Peterm.Poa fertilis f. turfosa Peterm.Poa fertilis subsp. exigua Dumort.Poa fertilis var. exigua Dumort.Poa fertilis var. glabra DöllPoa fertilis var. major Peterm.Poa fertilis var. palustris Peterm.Poa fertilis var. pauciflora Peterm.Poa fertilis var. scabriuscula DöllPoa fertilis var. turfosa Peterm.Poa glauca var. crocata (Michx.) M.E.JonesPoa hydrophila Pers.Poa hydrophyla Thuill.Poa hydrophyla Thuill. ex Steud.Poa jamalinensis Prob.Poa janczewskii Zapal.Poa kamtschatica Fisch.Poa kamtschatica Fisch. ex Kom.Poa kamtschatica Fisch. ex Roshev.Poa kitaibelii KunthPoa laevis BorbásPoa miliacea Kit.Poa miliacea Kit. ex Schult.Poa nemoralis subsp. kitaibelii K.Richt.Poa nemoralis var. fertilis (Host) Wimm.Poa palustris f. coarctata (Peterm.) SoóPoa palustris f. major Jansen & Wacht.Poa palustris f. pauciflora (Peterm.) SoóPoa palustris f. turfosa (Peterm.) SoóPoa palustris subsp. volhynensis (Klokov) TzvelevPoa palustris subsp. xerotica Chrtek & V.JirásekPoa palustris var. adspersa (Drejer) NymanPoa palustris var. depauperata (Kit. ex Spreng.) Asch. & Graebn.Poa palustris var. effusa (Kit.) Asch. & Graebn.Poa palustris var. fertilis (Host) Asch. & Graebn.Poa palustris var. glabra (Döll) Asch.Poa palustris var. halophila TzvelevPoa palustris var. major RothPoa palustris var. muralis (Schltdl.) Asch.Poa palustris var. scabriuscula (Doell.) Asch.Poa pinetorum KlokovPoa pseudonemoralis SchurPoa riparia H.WolffPoa riparia Wolf ex Hoffm.Poa rotundata Trin.Poa schultesii KunthPoa selemdzhensis Prob.Poa serotina Ehrh.Poa serotina Ehrh. ex Hoffm.Poa serotina subsp. exigua Dumort.Poa serotina var. effusa (Kit. ex Schult.) BlyttPoa serotina var. fertilis (Host) BlyttPoa serotina var. muralis Schltdl.Poa serotina var. palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.Poa serotina var. palustris (Rchb.) BlyttPoa serotina var. pseudofertilis MutelPoa serotina var. tenuissima H.PostPoa triflora Gilib.Poa triflora Scribn.Poa volhynensis KlokovPoa woronowii Roshev. ex Kom.
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 identifier204398-2
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.