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
GenusPoa
Scientific name with authorshipPoa pratensis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Paneion pratense (L.) LunellPoa anceps subsp. breviculmis Hook.f.Poa angustifolia subsp. pratensis (L.) K.Richt.Poa angustifolia subsp. pratensis (L.) Simonk.Poa angustifolia var. pratensis (L.) Simonk.Poa bourgeaei E.Fourn.Poa bourgeaei E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.Poa compressiformis (Rouy) Prain, 1921Poa dolichachyra subsp. longiflora S.L.ChenPoa dolichachyra subsp. longiflora S.L.Chen ex D.Z.MaPoa nardifolia SchurPoa nymanni Tineo ex Guss.Poa pratensis f. athroostachya (Oett.) Lindm.Poa pratensis f. elata Lindm.Poa pratensis f. minor (Wahlenb.) Lindm.Poa pratensis subsp. anceps Arcang., 1882Poa pratensis subsp. arenaria Parn.Poa pratensis subsp. arida Parn.Poa pratensis subsp. atlantica MairePoa pratensis subsp. domestica Laest.Poa pratensis subsp. eu-pratensis HiitonenPoa pratensis subsp. filifolia SchurPoa pratensis subsp. laxiflora LangePoa pratensis subsp. macounii B.BoivinPoa pratensis subsp. muralis Parn.Poa pratensis subsp. planiculmis Parn.Poa pratensis subsp. retroflexa Parn.Poa pratensis subsp. sabulosa Roshev.Poa pratensis subsp. stricta Nyár.Poa pratensis subsp. strigosa (Hoffm.) Gaudich.Poa pratensis subsp. subglabriflora (Roshev.) BondarenkoPoa pratensis subsp. subglabriflora (Roshev.) Bondarenko ex KorovinaPoa pratensis subsp. transnominata BondarenkoPoa pratensis subsp. transnominata Bondarenko ex KorovinaPoa pratensis subsp. uberrima Lindm.Poa pratensis subsp. umbrosa Parn.Poa pratensis subsp. vulgaris GaudinPoa pratensis subsp. zhukovii Jurtzev & TzvelevPoa pratensis var. albescens LangePoa pratensis var. major RothPoa pratensis var. setacea With.Poa pratensis var. smaragdina Lindm.Poa pratensis var. subglabriflora Roshev.Poa pratensis var. vulgaris Gaudich.Poa reptans Wulfen, 1858
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 identifier417792-1
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.