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
GenusCarex
Scientific name with authorshipCarex vesicaria L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Carex bongardiana C.A.Mey.Carex drymophila var. udensis (Meinsh.) Kük.Carex exsiccata var. globosa (Olney) L.H.BaileyCarex exsiccata var. pungens L.H.BaileyCarex furcata Lapeyr.Carex miliaris var. raeana (Boott) Kük.Carex monile Tuck.Carex monile var. colorata L.H.BaileyCarex monile var. monstrosa L.H.BaileyCarex monile var. obtusisquamis (L.H.Bailey) L.H.BaileyCarex monile var. pacifica L.H.BaileyCarex monile var. raeana (Boott) L.H.BaileyCarex pendula MoenchCarex pulla f. dichroa (Andersson) BlyttCarex pulla f. pedunculata Kjellm.Carex pulla f. polystachya BlyttCarex pulla var. sibirica ChristCarex raeana BoottCarex raeana Rydb.Carex salina var. ambusta L.H.BaileyCarex saxatilis f. dichroa (Andersson) E.S.MarshallCarex schrenkiana C.A.Mey.Carex schrenkiana C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb.Carex schrenkiana C.A.Mey. ex Trevir.Carex suilla J.Fellm.Carex turfacea J.F.Gmel., 1791Carex udensis Meinsh.Carex vaseyi DeweyCarex vesicaria f. alpigena (Fr.) NeumanCarex vesicaria f. aurea LangeCarex vesicaria f. brachystachys Lindeb.Carex vesicaria f. dichroa (Andersson) Kük.Carex vesicaria f. dichroa (Andersson) NeumanCarex vesicaria f. elatior AnderssonCarex vesicaria f. fluitans RaymondCarex vesicaria f. globosa (Olney) Kük.Carex vesicaria f. gracillima Kük.Carex vesicaria f. hexasticha HoschedéCarex vesicaria f. monstrosa (L.H.Bailey) Kük.Carex vesicaria f. pendulina BlyttCarex vesicaria f. polystachya (Blytt) Kük.Carex vesicaria f. pungens (L.H.Bailey) Kük.Carex vesicaria f. umbrosa Kük.Carex vesicaria subsp. alpigena (Fr.) PrintzCarex vesicaria subsp. flavescens Ehrh.Carex vesicaria subsp. subfusca Ehrh.Carex vesicaria subsp. virens F.Nyl.Carex vesicaria var. alpigena Fr.Carex vesicaria var. brachystachys BlyttCarex vesicaria var. brachystachys Uechtr.Carex vesicaria var. brachystachys Uechtr. ex Asch. & Graebn.Carex vesicaria var. calcifoenum Laest.Carex vesicaria var. colorata (L.H.Bailey) Kük.Carex vesicaria var. dichroa AnderssonCarex vesicaria var. fatua Peterm.Carex vesicaria var. globosa OlneyCarex vesicaria var. globosa Olney ex A.GrayCarex vesicaria var. lanceolata OlneyCarex vesicaria var. latifolia BlyttCarex vesicaria var. monile (Tuck.) BoeckelerCarex vesicaria var. monile (Tuck.) FernaldCarex vesicaria var. monstrosa (L.H.Bailey) Farw.Carex vesicaria var. obtusisquamis L.H.BaileyCarex vesicaria var. pacifica (L.H.Bailey) Kük.Carex vesicaria var. raeana (Boott) FernaldCarex vesicaria var. robusta Sond.Carex vesicaria var. subalpina Laest.Carex vesicaria var. vesicariaCarex vesicaria var. virens (F.Nyl.) Nyl. & SaelánTrasus vesicarius (L.) 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 identifier302885-1
Use codesAF MA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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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.