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
GenusSetaria
Scientific name with authorshipSetaria vulpiseta (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chaetochloa amplifolia (Steud.) Scribn.Chaetochloa composita (Kunth) Scribn.Chaetochloa trichorhachis (Hack.) Hitchc.Chaetochloa vulpiseta (Lam.) Hitchc. & ChaseChamaeraphis composita (Kunth) KuntzeChamaeraphis setosa var. vulpiseta (Lam.) KuntzePanicum amplifolium Steud.Panicum compositum (Kunth) NeesPanicum macrourum Trin.Panicum subsphaerocarpum Schltdl.Panicum vulpisetum Lam.Setaria alopecurus Fisch.Setaria alopecurus Fisch. ex Trin.Setaria alopecurus Trin. ex Steud.Setaria composita KunthSetaria holstii subsp. composita (Kunth) de WitSetaria lancifolia R.A.W.Herrm.Setaria liebmannii f. trichorhachis Hack.Setaria liebmannii var. trichorhachis (Hack.) Hack. ex Hitchc.Setaria liebmannii var. trichorhachis Hack.Setaria macrostachya Hochst.Setaria macrostachya Hochst. ex Steud.Setaria maxima Desv.Setaria reversipila R.A.W.Herrm.Setaria setosa var. vulpiseta (Lam.) KuntzeSetaria trichorhachis (Hack.) R.C.FosterSetaria vulpiseta var. reversipila (R.A.W.Herrm.) PensieroSetaria vulpiseta var. vulpiseta
Documented use categories
Human food
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 identifier1182687-2
Use codesAF EU HF
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
SEPASAL
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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.