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
GenusDistichlis
Scientific name with authorshipDistichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agropyron peruvianum (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.Agrostis pungens BerteroBrachypodium peruvianum (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.Brachypodium peruvianum (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. ex KunthBriza spicata (L.) Lam.Briza spicata Burm.f.Brizopyrum americanum LinkBrizopyrum boreale J.PreslBrizopyrum ovatum NeesBrizopyrum ovatum Nees ex Steud.Brizopyrum prostratum (Kunth) Benth.Brizopyrum prostratum (Kunth) Benth. ex E.Fourn.Brizopyrum prostratum var. erectum E.Fourn.Brizopyrum prostratum var. humile E.Fourn.Brizopyrum spicatum (L.) Hook. & Arn.Brizopyrum spicatum var. spicatumBrizopyrum spicatum var. strictum (Torr.) S.WatsonBrizopyrum thalassicum (Kunth) NeesDistichlis araucana Phil.Distichlis dentata Rydb.Distichlis deserticola Phil.Distichlis hirsuta Phil.Distichlis hirta Phil.Distichlis marginata Phil.Distichlis marginata var. stricta (Torr.) Thurb.Distichlis maritima Raf.Distichlis maritima var. laxa HolmDistichlis maritima var. stricta (Torr.) Thurb.Distichlis mendocina Phil.Distichlis nodosa Raf.Distichlis prostrata (Kunth) É.Desv.Distichlis spicata f. hirta (Phil.) KuntzeDistichlis spicata subsp. spicataDistichlis spicata subsp. stricta (Torr.) ThorneDistichlis spicata var. andina BeetleDistichlis spicata var. borealis (J.Presl) BeetleDistichlis spicata var. dentata C.L.Hitchc.Distichlis spicata var. distichophylla (Michx.) BeetleDistichlis spicata var. divaricata BeetleDistichlis spicata var. laxa BealDistichlis spicata var. marginata (Phil.) KuntzeDistichlis spicata var. mendocina (Phil.) Hack.Distichlis spicata var. mendocina BeetleDistichlis spicata var. mendocina Beetle ex RenvoizeDistichlis spicata var. mendozina Hack., 1906Distichlis spicata var. mexicana BeetleDistichlis spicata var. nana BeetleDistichlis spicata var. spicataDistichlis spicata var. stolonifera BeetleDistichlis spicata var. stricta (Torr.) BeetleDistichlis spicata var. stricta (Torr.) Scribn.Distichlis spicata var. thalassica (Kunth) KuntzeDistichlis stricta (Torr.) Rydb.Distichlis stricta var. dentata (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc.Distichlis stricta var. laxa (Beal) Fawc. & WestDistichlis stricta var. laxa (Beal) Fawc. & West ex MunzDistichlis stricta var. strictaDistichlis tenuifolia Phil.Distichlis thalassica var. mendocina (Phil.) KurtzDistichlis thalassica var. pectinata Griseb.Distichlis thalassica var. thalassicaDistichlis thalassica É.Desv.Distichlis viridis Phil.Eragrostis thalassica Steud.Festuca distichophylla Michx.Festuca spicata Nutt.Festuca triticea KunthFestuca triticoides Lam.Megastachya prostrata (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.Megastachya thalassica (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.Poa borealis (J.Presl) KunthPoa dactyloides KunthPoa michauxii KunthPoa prostrata KunthPoa repens Willd.Poa repens Willd. ex Steud.Poa subulata BoscPoa subulata Bosc ex KunthPoa thalassica KunthTriticum peruvianum Lam.Uniola distichophylla (Michx.) Roem. & Schult.Uniola flexuosa BuckleyUniola multiflora Nutt.Uniola prostrata (Kunth) Trin.Uniola pungens Rupr.Uniola pungens Rupr. ex M.Martens & GaleottiUniola spicata L.Uniola stricta Torr.Uniola thalassica (Kunth) Trin.
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 identifier82343-2
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.