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
GenusFimbristylis
Scientific name with authorshipFimbristylis squarrosa Vahl
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bulbostylis hirta (Thunb.) SvensonCyperus hirtus Thunb.Fimbristylis aestivalis subsp. squarrosa (Vahl) T.KoyamaFimbristylis aestivalis var. squarrosa (Vahl) T.KoyamaFimbristylis comata NeesFimbristylis ecklonii NeesFimbristylis hirta (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.Fimbristylis hirta (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult. ex Kük.Fimbristylis hirta var. canina (Schltdl.) R.KnuthFimbristylis hispidula var. canina Schltdl.Fimbristylis michelii BubaniFimbristylis nana RothFimbristylis propinqua R.Br.Fimbristylis squarrosa f. tenuissima T.KoyamaFimbristylis squarrosa subsp. glabrescens Boeck.Fimbristylis squarrosa subsp. robustior KunthFimbristylis squarrosa subsp. tenuissima T.KoyamaFimbristylis squarrosa var. glabrescens BoeckelerFimbristylis squarrosa var. robustior KunthIria squarrosa (Vahl) KuntzeIsolepis glaucescens Schrad.Isolepis hirta KunthPogonostylis squarrosus (Vahl) Bertol.Scirpus aestivalis Wall.Scirpus cornatus C.WrightScirpus hirtus (Kunth) Poir.Scirpus propinqua (R.Br.) Poir.Scirpus propinquus (R.Br.) Poir.Scirpus squarrosus (Vahl) Poir.
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 identifier308286-1
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.