Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusFimbristylis
Scientific name with authorshipFimbristylis spadicea (L.) Vahl
Indexed scientific synonyms
Eleogiton spadicea (L.) A.Dietr.Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) VahlFimbristylis cylindrica VahlFimbristylis pallidula KralFimbristylis riehleana Steud.Fimbristylis spadicea f. domingensis (Pers.) Kük.Fimbristylis spadicea var. castanea (Michx.) A.GrayFimbristylis spadicea var. depauperata T.KoyamaFimbristylis spadicea var. longestigmata ZavaroFimbristylis speciosa RohdeFimbristylis speciosa Rohde ex Spreng.Fimbristylis sterilis NeesFimbristylis umbellata Schrad.Fimbristylis umbellata Schrad. ex NeesIria castanea (Michx.) Farw.Iria spadicea (L.) KuntzeIria spadicea var. nigra KuntzeIria spadicea var. normalis KuntzeIria spadicea var. pallida KuntzeIria umbellata (Schrad. ex Nees) KuntzeSchoenus spadiceus (L.) VahlScirpus castaneus Michx.Scirpus cylindraceus Willd.Scirpus cylindraceus Willd. ex KunthScirpus cylindricus (Vahl) Poir.Scirpus dichotomus G.Mey.Scirpus domingensis Pers.Scirpus spadiceus L.Scirpus sterilis Salzm.Scirpus sterilis Salzm. ex Steud.
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 identifier308274-1
Use codesMA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany Collection
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