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Enriched botanical record

Carex vulpinoidea

Carex vulpinoidea Michx.

Also indexed asAmerican Fox SedgeAmerican Fox-SedgeAmerican Fox-sedgeAmerican fox sedgeCarex d'AmériqueCarex multifloreCariceCarice volpinoidea
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
Use categories1
Linked notes0

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 vulpinoidea Michx.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Carex bracteosa Schwein.Carex microsperma Wahlenb.Carex microspherma WahlCarex moniezii LagrangeCarex muhlenbergii KunthCarex muhlenbergii Kunth ex BoottCarex multiflora Muhl.Carex multiflora Muhl. ex Willd.Carex multiflora var. microsperma (Wahlenb.) DeweyCarex polymorpha Schwein. ex BoottCarex scabrior SartwellCarex scabrior Sartwell ex BoottCarex scabrior Sartwell ex DeweyCarex setacea DeweyCarex vaginiformis Tuck.Carex vulpiniformis Tuck.Carex vulpinoidea f. segregata (Farw.) RaymondCarex vulpinoidea f. vulpinoideaCarex vulpinoidea var. glomerata BarrattCarex vulpinoidea var. microsperma (Wahlenb.) DeweyCarex vulpinoidea var. pycnocephala F.J.Herm.Carex vulpinoidea var. scabrior (Sartwell ex Dewey) Alph.WoodCarex vulpinoidea var. segregata Farw.Carex vulpinoidea var. setacea (Dewey) Kük.Carex vulpinoidea var. vulpinoideaVignea multiflora (Muhl. ex Willd.) Rchb.Vignea setacea (Dewey) Raf.Vignea vulpinoidea (Michx.) Soják

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier324494-2
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.