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
GenusFimbristylis
Scientific name with authorshipFimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl
Indexed scientific synonyms
Campylostachys abbreviata E.Mey.Eleocharis juncoides Schult.Fimbristylis andamandica KurzFimbristylis arvensis (Retz.) VahlFimbristylis brevifolia R.Br.Fimbristylis ciliata C.B.ClarkeFimbristylis ciliata C.B.Clarke ex DrobowFimbristylis compressa Roem. & Schult.Fimbristylis cyrtophylla Miq.Fimbristylis ferruginea f. decomposita DominFimbristylis ferruginea subsp. compacta Kük.Fimbristylis ferruginea subsp. decomposita DominFimbristylis ferruginea subsp. ferrugineaFimbristylis ferruginea subsp. foliata Benth.Fimbristylis ferruginea subsp. sieberiana (Kunth) LyeFimbristylis ferruginea var. boiviniana C.B.ClarkeFimbristylis ferruginea var. compacta Kük.Fimbristylis ferruginea var. ferrugineaFimbristylis ferruginea var. foliata Benth.Fimbristylis ferruginea var. sieberiana (Kunth) BoeckelerFimbristylis ferruginea var. typica DominFimbristylis leiocarpa Miq.Fimbristylis lomentocarpa Hochst.Fimbristylis lomentocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich.Fimbristylis marginata Labill.Fimbristylis mauritiana TauschFimbristylis mauritiana Tausch ex C.PreslFimbristylis ochreata BoeckelerFimbristylis paucispicata F.Muell.Fimbristylis roxburghii A.Dietr.Fimbristylis sieberiana KunthFimbristylis spadicea var. ferruginea (L.) Alph.WoodFimbristylis stans Rich.Fimbristylis stans Rich. ex Spreng.Fimbristylis sublateralis Steud.Fimbristylis trispicata Steud.Iria ferruginea (L.) KuntzeIsolepis ferruginea (L.) Schltdl. & Cham.Schoenus polymorphus Rottb.Scirpus arvensis Retz.Scirpus bonariensis Poir.Scirpus brevifolius Poir.Scirpus cinereofuscus Willd.Scirpus cinereofuscus Willd. ex KunthScirpus debilis Lam.Scirpus ferrugineus L.Scirpus ferrugineus subsp. debilis (Lam.) Poir.Scirpus ferrugineus var. debilis (Lam.) Poir.Scirpus globulosus Roxb.Scirpus habessinicus Ehrenb.Scirpus habessinicus Ehrenb. ex BoeckelerScirpus miliaceus Thunb.Scirpus pallescens Willd. ex KunthScirpus stans Ham.Scirpus tranquebariensis RothScirpus tristachyos Roxb.
Documented use categories
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier104946-2
Use codesEU MA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.