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Couchgrass
Elytrigia repens
Couchgrass · Doggrass · Quackgrass · Wheatgrass · Twitchgrass · Almindelig kvik · Chiendent commun · Chiendent rampant, Chiendent commun, Élytrigie rampante · Common Couch · Gemeine Quecke · Gewöhnliche Quecke · chiendent rampant · couch-grass · kveke · kvickrot · kweek
At a glance
Origin / distribution: AU, BG, CL, CY, DK, FI, FO, FR
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASH, CALCIUM, COBALT
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Poaceae
Scientific name: Elytrigia repens
Common names: Couchgrass, Doggrass, Quackgrass, Wheatgrass, Twitchgrass, Almindelig kvik, Chiendent commun, Chiendent rampant, Chiendent commun, Élytrigie rampante, Common Couch, Gemeine Quecke, Gewöhnliche Quecke, chiendent rampant, couch-grass, kveke, kvickrot, kweek
History
The source record documents this plant in AU, BG, CL, CY, DK, FI, FO, FR and 1 additional place.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- AU
- BG
- CL
- CY
- DK
- FI
- FO
- FR
- GL
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- The chloroplast genome of <i>Elytrigia repens</i> (L.) Nevski (Poaceae: Triticeae), a widespread perennial grass from Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China. · 2021 source ↗
- Complete Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus qingshengii Strain VKM Ac-2784D, Isolated from Elytrigia repens Rhizosphere. · 2021 source ↗
- Elytrigia repens population dynamics under different management schemes in organic cropping systems on coarse sand · 2014 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- COBALT
- EO
- FIBER
- MAGNESIUM
- MANNITOL
- MUCILAGE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- TRITICIN
- VANILLIN-GLUCOSIDE
- WATER
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- BETA-ALANINE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- FAT
- MANGANESE
- SODIUM
- VANILLIN
- AGROPYRENE
- CHROMIUM
- INFUSION
- MALIC-ACID
- SAPONIN
- TIN
- ZINC
- IRON
- PHOSPHORUS
- CARVACROL
- P-CYMENE
- THYMOL
- TRANS-ANETHOLE
- ERGOCORNINE
- ERGOCRISTIN
- ERGOCRISTININE
- ERGOCRYPTINE
- ERGOCRYPTININE
- ERGOSINE
- ERGOTAMINE
- ERGOTAMININE
- ERGOTHIONENE
- FRUCTOSE
- LECTIN
- LYSERGIC-ACID
- PHENOLCARBOXYLIC-ACIDS
- SILICIC-ACID
- VANILLOSIDE
- 1-PHENYLHEXA-2,4-DIYNE-1-ONE
- CARVONE
- INOSITOL
- MENTHOL
- MENTHONE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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