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
GenusSchismus
Scientific name with authorshipSchismus barbatus (L.) Thell.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis calycina Willd.Agrostis calycina Willd. ex Steud.Corynephorus articulatus var. littoralis Hack. ex Briq.Dactylis calycina (Loefl.) Scop.Electra brevifolia NeesElectra brevifolia Nees ex Steud.Electra calycina (Loefl.) Panz.Electra nitida Panz.Electra nitida Panz. ex Steud.Electra ovalis NeesElectra ovalis Nees ex Steud.Electra scaberrima NeesElectra scaberrima Nees ex Steud.Festuca barbata L.Festuca calycina Loefl.Festuca minuta Hoffm.Festuca minuta StevenFestuca minuta Steven ex M.Bieb.Hemisacris gonatodes Steud.Koeleria calycina (Loefl.) DC.Koeleria cantabrica Willk. & LangeKoeleria multiculmis DC.Schismus arabicus var. minutus (Hoffm.) Boiss.Schismus barbatus f. coloratus Jahand. & MaireSchismus barbatus subsp. calycinus (Loefl.) Maire & WeillerSchismus barbatus subsp. perennis (Ducell. & Maire) MaireSchismus barbatus var. genuinus MaireSchismus barbatus var. minutus (Hoffm.) Maire & WeillerSchismus barbatus var. minutus CuenodSchismus barbatus var. perennis (Ducell. & Maire) MaireSchismus brevifolius NeesSchismus calycinus (Loefl.) Coss. & DurieuSchismus calycinus (Loefl.) Duval-JouveSchismus calycinus (Loefl.) K.KochSchismus calycinus f. nanus KuntzeSchismus calycinus var. calycinusSchismus calycinus var. genuinus MaireSchismus calycinus var. marginatus (P.Beauv.) KuntzeSchismus calycinus var. minutus (Hoffm.) KuntzeSchismus calycinus var. neglectus KuntzeSchismus calycinus var. tenuis (Steud.) T.Durand & SchinzSchismus fasciculatus P.Beauv.Schismus fasciculatus P.Beauv. ex Trin.Schismus fasciculatus var. flaccidus StapfSchismus fasciculatus var. perennans StapfSchismus fasciculatus var. tenuis (Steud.) StapfSchismus hirsutus Trin.Schismus littoralis CosteSchismus marginatus Hook.f.Schismus marginatus P.Beauv.Schismus minutus (Hoffm.) Roem. & Schult.Schismus ovalis NeesSchismus perennis Ducell. & MaireSchismus scaberrimus var. nanus NeesSchismus tenuis Steud.
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 identifier60454203-2
Use codesAF
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
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