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Enriched botanical record

Utricularia vulgaris

Utricularia vulgaris L.

Also indexed asgreater bladderwortcommon bladderwortAlmindelig blærerodChwysigenddail MawrChwysigenddail MwyafChwysigenwraidd MwyafCommon ButterwortErba vescica comune
FamilyLentibulariaceae
GenusUtricularia
Use categories1
Linked notes0

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
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLentibulariaceae
GenusUtricularia
Scientific name with authorshipUtricularia vulgaris L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Lentibularia major Gilib.Lentibularia vulgaris (L.) MoenchUtricularia biseriata H.Lindb.Utricularia major Cariot & St.-Lég.Utricularia major St.-Lag.Utricularia officinalis ThorntonUtricularia vulgaris f. biseriata (H.Lindb.) GlückUtricularia vulgaris f. brevifolia KamienskiUtricularia vulgaris f. crassicaulis KamienskiUtricularia vulgaris f. heterovesicaria KamienskiUtricularia vulgaris f. magniflora KamienskiUtricularia vulgaris f. parviflora KamienskiUtricularia vulgaris f. platyloba GlückUtricularia vulgaris subsp. major (L.) Ehrh.Utricularia vulgaris var. major L.Utricularia vulgaris var. platiphylla HegiUtricularia vulgaris var. robustior BöckelUtricularia vulgaris var. typica J.Meister

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier527199-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA 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.