Trichophorum alpinum
Alpine bulrush[1] or cotton deergrass[2] (Trichophorum alpinum) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It is present in Europe, Asia, and northern North America.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Trichophorum |
| Species: | T. alpinum |
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This sedge produces stems up to 40 centimeters (16 in) tall from a short rhizome. The leaves are no more than a centimeter long. The flowers have cottony white bristles that may extend 2 centimeters (0.79 in) past the spikelet.[3][4]
This plant grows in bogs and calcareous mountain meadows.[3]
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trichophorum alpinum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- "BioLib: Biological library".
- Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Trichophorum alpinum. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.
- Trichophorum alpinum. Flora of North America.
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