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
GenusCarex
Scientific name with authorshipCarex hirta L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Carex hirta f. glabrata Peterm.Carex hirta f. hirsutissima Podp.Carex hirta f. hirtaCarex hirta f. hirtiformis (Pers.) Junge, 1837Carex hirta f. hirtiformis (Pers.) KunthCarex hirta f. latifolia Waisb.Carex hirta f. latifolia Waisb. ex Kük.Carex hirta f. major Peterm.Carex hirta f. paludosa A.Winkl.Carex hirta f. paludosa A.Winkl. ex Asch. & Graebn.Carex hirta f. pseudohirta SchurCarex hirta f. spinosa H.Mort.Carex hirta f. subhirtiformis Kneuck.Carex hirta f. villosa Peterm.Carex hirta subsp. hirtaCarex hirta subsp. hirtiformis (Pers.) Janch.Carex hirta subsp. hirtiformis K.Richt.Carex hirta var. aquatica Waisb.Carex hirta var. fuscescentes Lej.Carex hirta var. glabra GaudinCarex hirta var. glabrata Boenn.Carex hirta var. glabrescens CariotCarex hirta var. hirtaCarex hirta var. hirtaeformis (Pers.) Coss. & Germ.Carex hirta var. hirtiformis (Pers.) Asch., 1864Carex hirta var. hirtiformis (Pers.) Lej.Carex hirta var. hirtiformis (Pers.) MératCarex hirta var. hirtiformis-aquatica Lej.Carex hirta var. hirtiformis-terrestris Lej.Carex hirta var. humilis Peterm.Carex hirta var. pilosa Čelak.Carex hirta var. pusilla MerinoCarex hirta var. repens F.Nyl.Carex hirta var. subglabra Čelak.Carex hirta var. sublaevis Hornem.Carex hirta var. vera Neilr.Carex hirtiformis Pers.Carex orthostachys Trevir.Carex orthostachys Trevir. ex NymanCarex villosa StokesTrasus hirtus (L.) GrayTrasus hirtus var. compositus GrayTrasus hirtus var. glaber Gray
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 identifier300162-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.