title: Relationships between plants relevant to allergy.
abstract: This article gives background information on the taxonomic relationships between plants, for clinicians, patients and students of allergy. A list is provided of plants considered potentially allergenic either by inhalation of pollen or by ingestion of grain products. Distributions in Australia of plant species important in assessing pollen-related allergy, and the range of foodstuffs that contain cereal-grain protein, are also indicated. Particular emphasis is placed on the grasses because of their importance as producers of both grain and pollen.
mesh_terms: D003429:Cross Reactions; D002523:Edible Grain; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D010944:Plants / Q000145:classification*; D006109:Poaceae; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology