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 repens (L.) Gould
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agropyron altissimum (Schur) P.CandargyAgropyron boroei Le Grand, 1873Agropyron dumetorum Opiz, 1836Agropyron glaucum Baumg., 1816Agropyron junceum var. repens (L.) T.MarssonAgropyron junceum var. repens (Linnaeus) M.MarssonAgropyron leersianum Opiz, 1836Agropyron maeoticum Prokudin ex Des.-Shost.Agropyron reichenbachianum Opiz, 1836Agropyron repens (L.) P.Beauv.Agropyron repens f. distans LangeAgropyron repens subsp. repensAgropyron repens var. arenosum (Spenn.) FioriAgropyron repens var. capillare (Pers. ex Peterm.) Roem. & Schult.Agropyron repens var. dumetorum Rchb.Agropyron repens var. firmum (J.Presl & C.Presl) Rchb.Agropyron repens var. glaucescens (Engl. ex Asch. & Graebn.) HegiAgropyron repens var. glaucescens Peterm.Agropyron repens var. littorale (Bab.) LangeAgropyron repens var. vulgare (Doell.) Kneuck.Agropyron repens var. vulgare (Doell.) VolkartAgropyron seidlii Opiz, 1836Agropyron vaillantianum Opiz, 1836Braconotia officinarum Godr.Elymus repens subsp. glauca (Döll) AdemaElymus repens var. glauca Tzvelev, 1975Elytrigia maeotica ProdukinElytrigia repens (L.) Desv.Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D.Jacks.Elytrigia repens (L.) NevskiElytrigia repens var. aristata ProkudinElytrigia repens var. leersianum (Roem. & Schult.) ProkudinElytrigia repens var. vulgare (Doell.) ProkudinFrumentum repens (L.) E.H.L.KrauseTriticum caesium HarzTriticum festuceum Wulfen, 1858Triticum glaucum Thuill., 1799Triticum infestum Salisb.Triticum leersianum Roem. & Schult., 1817Triticum leersianum WulfenTriticum repens L.Triticum repens f. capillare Pers.Triticum repens f. capillare Pers. ex Peterm.Triticum repens f. hirsutum Jansen & Wacht.Triticum repens f. multiflorum Peterm.Triticum repens f. pectinatum R. & O.SchulzTriticum repens f. scabrum Jansen & Wacht.Triticum repens f. viride M.MarssonTriticum repens subsp. arenosum Spenn.Triticum repens var. arenosum PetifTriticum repens var. aristatum Doell.Triticum repens var. glaucescens Engl.Triticum repens var. glaucescens Engl. ex Asch. & Graebn.Triticum repens var. littorale Bab.Triticum repens var. majus Doell.Triticum repens var. pubescens Doell.Triticum stenophyllum Asch. & Graebn.Triticum vaillantianum WulfenZeia repens (L.) Lunell
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
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 identifier90320-2
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.