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
GenusSphenopholis
Scientific name with authorshipSphenopholis intermedia (Rydb.) Rydb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aira capillacea FrankAira capillacea Frank ex SteudelAira controversa Steud.Eatonia intermedia Rydb.Eatonia longiflora (Vasey ex L.H.Dewey) BealEatonia pensylvanica var. longiflora VaseyEatonia pensylvanica var. longiflora Vasey ex L.H.DeweyEatonia pensylvanica var. major (Torr.) A.GrayKoeleria pensylvanica var. major (Torr.) Torr.Koeleria truncata var. major Torr.Reboulea pensylvanica var. major (Torr.) A.GrayReboulea ×pallens var. longiflora (Vasey ex L.H.Dewey) Farw.Reboulea ×pallens var. major (Torr.) Farw.Sphenopholis intermedia var. macranthera B.BoivinSphenopholis intermedia var. pilosa DoreSphenopholis longiflora (Vasey ex L.H.Dewey) Hitchc.Sphenopholis obtusa var. major (Torr.) ErdmanSphenopholis obtusata var. major (Torr.) ErdmanSphenopholis pallens var. major Scribn., 1908Sphenopholis ×pallens subsp. major (Torr.) Scribn.Sphenopholis ×pallens var. longiflora (Vasey ex L.H.Dewey) Scribn.Sphenopholis ×pallens var. major (Torr.) B.L.Rob.Vilfa alba Buckley
Documented use categories
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 identifier242037-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.