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
FamilyPoaceae
GenusGlyceria
Scientific name with authorshipGlyceria fluitans (L.) R.Br.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? triticea Fr.Desvauxia fluitans P.Beauv.Desvauxia fluitans P.Beauv. ex KunthDevauxia fluitans (L.) P.Beauv.Devauxia fluitans (L.) P.Beauv. ex KunthFestuca fluitans L.Festucaria heisteri Fabr.Festucaria heisteri Fabr. ex Steud.Glyceria acuminata SchurGlyceria denticulata Dumort.Glyceria fluitans f. triticea (Fr.) NeumanGlyceria fluitans subsp. poiformis Fr.Glyceria fluitans var. acutiflora DöllGlyceria fluitans var. adscendens Wahlenb.Glyceria fluitans var. denticulata Dumort.Glyceria fluitans var. festucacea Fr.Glyceria fluitans var. inflata H.PostGlyceria fluitans var. integra Dumort.Glyceria fluitans var. islandica Á.LöveGlyceria fluitans var. maritima GrayGlyceria fluitans var. terrestris GrayGlyceria fluitans var. triticea (Fr.) AnderssonGlyceria fluitans var. vivipara GrayGlyceria integra Dumort.Hydrochloa fluitans (L.) Hartm.Hydrochloa fluitans (L.) Host, 1827Melica fluitans (L.) RaspailMolinia fluitans (L.) Hartm.Molinia plicata Hartm.Panicularia brachyphylla NashPanicularia fluitans (L.) KuntzePoa barrelieri Biv.Poa fluitans (L.) Scop.Porrotheranthe drummondii Steud., 1854
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 identifier404100-1
Use codesHF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.