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 vulpina L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Carex brotherorum ChristCarex compacta Lam.Carex glomerata Gilib.Carex glomerata Gilib. ex BubaniCarex mertensis WeiheCarex mertensis Weihe ex KunthCarex muricata Jungh.Carex reflexa D.Dietr.Carex reflexa D.Dietr. ex KunthCarex reflexa F.Dietr.Carex spicata Thuill.Carex vulpina f. aristata Asch.Carex vulpina f. capitulata (Peterm.) SoóCarex vulpina f. elongata AnderssonCarex vulpina f. laeviuscula SanioCarex vulpina f. laeviuscula Sanio ex Asch. & Graebn.Carex vulpina f. minor Peterm.Carex vulpina subsp. stribrnyi Velen.Carex vulpina var. acuta GrayCarex vulpina var. aristata GrayCarex vulpina var. compacta (Lam.) Velen.Carex vulpina var. crassinervis (Schur) Kük.Carex vulpina var. decomposita GrayCarex vulpina var. divulsa Čelak.Carex vulpina var. gracilis GaudinCarex vulpina var. litoralis NolteCarex vulpina var. litoralis Nolte ex Asch. & Graebn.Carex vulpina var. longibracteata BeckCarex vulpina var. nemorosa GaudinCarex vulpina var. pallidior Meinsh.Carex vulpina var. remotiflora LangeCarex vulpina var. stribrnyi (Velen.) Kük.Carex vulpina var. tenuior Ledeb.Carex vulpina var. tenuior Trevir.Carex vulpina var. vulgaris Čelak.Edritria vulpina (L.) Raf.Vignea vulpina (L.) Rchb.Vignea vulpina f. capitulata Peterm.Vignea vulpina var. crassinervis Schur
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 identifier302952-1
Use codesPO
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.