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
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusSchoenoplectus
Scientific name with authorshipSchoenoplectus californicus (C.A.Mey.) Soják
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dichromena atrosanguinea É.Desv.Elytrospermum californicum C.A.Mey.Fimbristylis rigida BeetleMalacochaete assimilis Ces.Malacochaete chilensis Nees & MeyenMalacochaete chilensis Nees & Meyen ex BoeckelerMalacochaete oligostachya Phil.Malacochaete riparia Nees & MeyenMalacochaete riparia var. chamissoi NeesMalacochaete sanguinolenta Nees & MeyenMalacochaete sanguinolenta Nees & Meyen ex BoeckelerMalacochaete tatora (Kunth) MeyenSchoenoplectus californicus subsp. tereticulmis (Steud.) SojákSchoenoplectus californicus var. californicusSchoenoplectus californicus var. spoliatus (Barros) VegettiSchoenoplectus californicus var. tereticulmis (Steud.) VegettiSchoenoplectus chamissoi (Nees) SojákSchoenoplectus pseudotriqueter (Steud.) SojákSchoenoplectus riparius (Nees & Meyen) PallaSchoenoplectus tatora (Kunth) PallaScirpus atrosanguineus (É.Desv.) Skottsb.Scirpus californicus (C.A.Mey.) Steud.Scirpus californicus subsp. tatora (Kunth) T.KoyamaScirpus californicus var. chamissoi (Nees) BeetleScirpus californicus var. paschalis (Kük.) BeetleScirpus californicus var. spoliatus BarrosScirpus californicus var. tatora (Kunth) BarrosScirpus californicus var. tereticulmis (Steud.) BeetleScirpus chamissoi Schrad.Scirpus chamissoi Schrad. ex NeesScirpus decipiens A.St.-Hil.Scirpus decipiens A.St.-Hil. ex NeesScirpus paschalis Kük.Scirpus pseudotriqueter Steud.Scirpus rigidus Griseb.Scirpus rigidus Schrad.Scirpus rigidus Schrad. ex NeesScirpus riparius J.Presl & C.PreslScirpus riparius var. paschalis Kük.Scirpus riparius var. tereticulmis (Steud.) C.B.ClarkeScirpus tatora KunthScirpus tereticulmis Steud.Scirpus validus Benth.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier229810-2
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.