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
GenusElymus
Scientific name with authorshipElymus canadensis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Clinelymus canadensis (L.) NevskiElymus brachystachys Scribn. & C.R.BallElymus canadensis f. calvescens (Fernald) BowdenElymus canadensis f. canadensisElymus canadensis f. crescendus RamaleyElymus canadensis f. glaucifolius (Muhl. ex Willd.) FernaldElymus canadensis f. wiegandii (Fernald) ScogganElymus canadensis subsp. canadensisElymus canadensis subsp. wiegandii (Fernald) Á.LöveElymus canadensis var. albanensis LepageElymus canadensis var. brachystachys (Scribn. & C.R.Ball) Farw.Elymus canadensis var. glaucifolius (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trevir.Elymus canadensis var. glaucifolius (Muhl.) Torr.Elymus canadensis var. hirsutus (Farw.) DornElymus canadensis var. pendulus Eaton & WrightElymus canadensis var. philadelphicus (L.) Farw.Elymus canadensis var. robustus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Mack. & BushElymus canadensis var. villosus BatesElymus canadensis var. wiegandii (Fernald) BowdenElymus crescendus (Ramaley) C.F.WheelerElymus crescendus (Ramaley) W.A.WheelerElymus glaucifolius Muhl. ex Willd.Elymus glaucifolius Muhl., 1809Elymus glaucifolius var. crescendus (Ramaley) BushElymus glaucifolius var. robustus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) BushElymus philadelphicus L.Elymus philadelphicus var. brachystachys (Scribn. & C.R.Ball) Farw.Elymus philadelphicus var. hirsutus Farw.Elymus philadelphicus var. pendulus (Eaton & Wright) Farw.Elymus philadelphicus var. robustus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Farw.Elymus philadelphus var. hirsutus Farw., 1927Elymus robustus Scribn. & J.G.Sm.Elymus robustus var. vestitus WiegandElymus wiegandii FernaldElymus wiegandii f. calvescens FernaldElymus wiegandii f. wiegandiiHordeum canadense (L.) Asch. & Graebn.Hordeum patulum MoenchRoegneria canadensis (L.) Hyl.Sitanion brodei PiperSitanion brodiei PiperTerrellia canadensis (L.) LunellTerrellia canadensis var. glaucifolia (Muhl. ex Willd.) LunellTerrellia canadensis var. glaucifolia (Willd.) Lunell ex Hitchc.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Crop wild relative
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 identifier400194-1
Use codesAF EU GS ME
Crop wild relativeYes
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.