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
OrderAlismatales
FamilyPotamogetonaceae
GenusPotamogeton
Scientific name with authorshipPotamogeton crispus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Buccaferrea crispata BubaniPotamogeton austriacus Gand.Potamogeton concinnitus A.Benn.Potamogeton crenulatus D.DonPotamogeton crispatus WallmanPotamogeton crispatus Wallman ex Rchb.Potamogeton crispus f. angustifolius FieberPotamogeton crispus f. gemmifer Rchb.Potamogeton crispus f. latifolius FieberPotamogeton crispus f. longifolius FieberPotamogeton crispus f. serrulatus (Opiz) Schrad.Potamogeton crispus f. serrulatus (Opiz) Schrad. ex Rchb.Potamogeton crispus f. vulgaris FieberPotamogeton crispus subsp. angustifolius GaudinPotamogeton crispus var. acutifolius FieberPotamogeton crispus var. gemmifer Rchb.Potamogeton crispus var. laevis MerinoPotamogeton crispus var. macrorrhynchus (Gand.) Asch. & Graebn.Potamogeton crispus var. najadoides Graebn.Potamogeton crispus var. obtusifolius FieberPotamogeton crispus var. phialiensis PostPotamogeton crispus var. planifolius G.Mey.Potamogeton crispus var. planifolius Klett & Richt.Potamogeton crispus var. serratus GrayPotamogeton crispus var. serrulatus Schrad.Potamogeton crispus var. serrulatus Schrad. ex Rchb.Potamogeton crispus var. sinuatus Fr.Potamogeton hohenackeri Gand.Potamogeton hungaricus Gand.Potamogeton lactucaceum MontandonPotamogeton leptophyllus Gand.Potamogeton macrorrhynchus Gand.Potamogeton notarisii Gand.Potamogeton pallidior Gand.Potamogeton rubricans Gand.Potamogeton rubrinaevus Gand.Potamogeton serratus Huds., 1762Potamogeton serratus Lam., 1779Potamogeton serrulatus OpizPotamogeton tuberosus Roxb.
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 identifier323116-2
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.