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
GenusEleocharis
Scientific name with authorshipEleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Baeothryon trichodes (Kunth) A.Dietr.Chaetocyperus acicularis (L.) NeesChaetocyperus acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult.Chaetocyperus trichoides Steud., 1855Clavula acicularis (L.) Dumort.Cyperus acicularis (L.) With.Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Desv., 1818Eleocharis acicularis (L.) R.Br.Eleocharis acicularis f. acicularisEleocharis acicularis subsp. bella PiperEleocharis acicularis subsp. elongata Benth.Eleocharis acicularis subsp. filiformis OstenEleocharis acicularis subsp. fluitans DöllEleocharis acicularis subsp. gracilescens SvensonEleocharis acicularis subsp. inundata SvensonEleocharis acicularis subsp. lilliputiana Speg.Eleocharis acicularis subsp. lindheimeri C.B.ClarkeEleocharis acicularis subsp. longiseta SvensonEleocharis acicularis subsp. minima Torr.Eleocharis acicularis subsp. minima Torr. ex BrittonEleocharis acicularis subsp. occidentalis SvensonEleocharis acicularis subsp. porcata S.G.Sm.Eleocharis acicularis subsp. triangularis (Reinsch) SvensonEleocharis acicularis subsp. typica SvensonEleocharis acicularis var. fluitans Doell.Eleocharis acicularis var. typica SvensonEleocharis trichodes (Kunth) KuntzeHeleocharis acicularis (L.) R.Br.Heleocharis triangularis ReinschHeliocharis acicularis (L.) R.Br.Isolepis acicularis (L.) Schltdl.Limnochloa acicularis (L.) Rchb.Mariscus acicularis (L.) MoenchScirpidium aciculare (L.) NeesScirpus acicularis L.Scirpus trichodes KunthTrichophyllum aciculare (L.) House
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 identifier1169169-2
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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