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
GenusCyperus
Scientific name with authorshipCyperus eragrostis Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chlorocyperus eragrostis (Lam.) RikliCyperus buchananii Kirk, 1878Cyperus declinatus MoenchCyperus declinatus subsp. limbatus DruceCyperus declinatus var. limbatus DruceCyperus eragrostis f. latifrons Kük.Cyperus eragrostis f. rubromarginatus Kük.Cyperus eragrostis f. tener Kük.Cyperus eragrostis subsp. compactus (Desv.) Kük.Cyperus eragrostis subsp. flaccidulus BoeckelerCyperus eragrostis subsp. humilis Miq.Cyperus eragrostis subsp. latifrons Kük.Cyperus eragrostis subsp. melanocephalus BoeckelerCyperus eragrostis subsp. micronux C.B.ClarkeCyperus eragrostis subsp. minor EwartCyperus eragrostis subsp. pauperita J.M.BlackCyperus eragrostis subsp. rubromarginatus Kük.Cyperus eragrostis subsp. tener Kük.Cyperus eragrostis var. compactus (Desv.) Kük.Cyperus eragrostis var. eragrostisCyperus eragrostis var. spectabilis MakinoCyperus gracilis BuchananCyperus limbatus Maury, 1889Cyperus lutescens Phil.Cyperus luzulae Hochst.Cyperus luzulae Hochst. ex Steud.Cyperus monandrus RothCyperus ochrocephalus Steud.Cyperus prionotropis Steud.Cyperus serrulatus S.WatsonCyperus vegetus Willd.Cyperus vegetus subsp. compactus Desv.Cyperus vegetus subsp. limbata C.B.ClarkeCyperus vegetus subsp. obtusangulus KuntzeCyperus vegetus subsp. triangularis Boeck.Cyperus vegetus subsp. trigonus KuntzeCyperus vegetus var. compactus Desv.Cyperus vegetus var. limbata C.B.ClarkeCyperus vegetus var. obtusangulus KuntzeCyperus vegetus var. triangularis BoeckelerCyperus vegetus var. trigonus Kuntze
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier304426-1
Use codesAF EU
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.