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
GenusPhalaris
Scientific name with authorshipPhalaris arundinacea L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arundo colorata AitonArundo riparia Salisb.Baldingera arundinacea (L.) Dumort.Baldingera arundinacea f. colorata F.W.SchmidtBaldingera arundinacea f. colorata G.M.Sch.Baldingera arundinacea f. colorata Gaertn. et al.Baldingera arundinacea f. rotgesii (Foucaud & Mandon ex Husn.) Foucaud & MandonBaldingera arundinacea f. umbrosa Peterm.Baldingera arundinacea subsp. colorata P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.Baldingera arundinacea subsp. rotgesii Husn.Baldingera arundinacea subsp. umbrosa Peterm.Baldingera arundinacea subsp. variegata Coss. & Germ.Baldingera arundinacea var. alba TinantBaldingera arundinacea var. picta (L.) NymanBaldingera arundinacea var. picta (L.) Peterm.Baldingera arundinacea var. rotgesii Husn.Baldingera arundinacea var. variegata Coss. & Germ.Baldingera colorata (Sibth.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.Calamagrostis colorata Sibth.Calamagrostis colorata var. variegata Chevall.Calamagrostis colorata var. variegata PauquyCalamagrostis variegata With.Digraphis americana ElliottDigraphis americana Elliott ex G.DonDigraphis americana Elliott ex LoudonDigraphis arundinacea (L.) Trin.Digraphis arundinacea f. coarctata PrahlDigraphis arundinacea f. pallida KuntzeDigraphis arundinacea var. picta (L.) PacherDigraphis arundinacea var. picta (L.) T.MarssonEndallex arundinacea (L.) Raf.Endallex arundinacea Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.Endallex arundinaceae Raf.Endallex arundinaceae Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.Phalaridantha arundinacea (L.) St.-Lag.Phalaridantha arundinacea var. variegata (Parn.) St.-Lag.Phalaridantha arundinacea var. variegata (Parnell) CariotPhalaris americana subsp. picta Eaton & WrightPhalaris americana var. picta Eaton & WrightPhalaris arundinacea f. arundinaceaPhalaris arundinacea f. coarctata (Prahl) JungePhalaris arundinacea f. luteopicta Voss.Phalaris arundinacea f. minor Jansen & Wacht.Phalaris arundinacea f. pallens SteblerPhalaris arundinacea f. pallens Stebler ex HegiPhalaris arundinacea f. pallida A.F.SchwarzPhalaris arundinacea f. picta (L.) Asch. & Graebn.Phalaris arundinacea f. picta (L.) PauneroPhalaris arundinacea f. ramifera JungePhalaris arundinacea f. ramosa GaudinPhalaris arundinacea f. thyrsoidea (Willk.) PauneroPhalaris arundinacea f. variegata (With.) DrucePhalaris arundinacea subsp. colorata Hartm.Phalaris arundinacea subsp. genuina Hack.Phalaris arundinacea subsp. hispanica (Coincy) KerguélenPhalaris arundinacea subsp. japonica (Steud.) Hack.Phalaris arundinacea subsp. leioclada MairePhalaris arundinacea subsp. luteopicta Voss.Phalaris arundinacea subsp. minor Jansen & Wacht.Phalaris arundinacea subsp. oehleri Pilg.Phalaris arundinacea subsp. pallens SteblerPhalaris arundinacea subsp. pallens Stebler ex HegiPhalaris arundinacea subsp. pallida A.F.SchwarzPhalaris arundinacea subsp. picta (L.) Arcang.Phalaris arundinacea subsp. picta L.Phalaris arundinacea subsp. ramifera JungePhalaris arundinacea subsp. ramosa GaudinPhalaris arundinacea subsp. rotgesii (Husn.) KerguélenPhalaris arundinacea subsp. thyrsoidea Willk.Phalaris arundinacea subsp. typica PauneroPhalaris arundinacea subsp. variegata (With.) DrucePhalaris arundinacea var. coarctata (Prahl) J.T.Jansen & Wacht.Phalaris arundinacea var. colorata (Sibth.) Hartm.Phalaris arundinacea var. genuina Hack.Phalaris arundinacea var. glauca GrayPhalaris arundinacea var. japonica (Steud.) Hack.Phalaris arundinacea var. latifolia HenrardPhalaris arundinacea var. latifolia Henrard ex JansenPhalaris arundinacea var. leioclada MairePhalaris arundinacea var. picta L.Phalaris arundinacea var. ramosa GaudinPhalaris arundinacea var. rotgesii (Foucaud & Mandon ex Husn.) Litard. ex Briq.Phalaris arundinacea var. rotgesii (Husn.) Litard.Phalaris arundinacea var. thyrsoidea Willk.Phalaris arundinacea var. variegata (With.) Parn.Phalaris arundinacea var. vivipara N.H.F.Desp.Phalaris caesia NeesPhalaris colorata Dulac, 1867Phalaris colorata P.Beauv.Phalaris hispanica CoincyPhalaris japonica Steud.Phalaris monspeliensis DaveauPhalaris picta (L.) SlobodaPhalaris rotgesii (Husn.) BaldiniPhalaris rotgesii (Husn.) Litard.Phalaris tuberinacea Coville & Ciald.Phalaroides arundinacea (L.) RauschertPhalaroides arundinacea subsp. caesia (Nees) TzvelevPhalaroides arundinacea subsp. japonica (Steud.) TzvelevPhalaroides arundinacea subsp. oehleri (Pilg.) Valdés & H.Scholz
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier415571-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical Africa
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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.