Trichophorum alpinum
| Trichophorum alpinum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Trichophorum |
| Species: | T. alpinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichophorum alpinum (L.) Pers. | |
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Trichophorum alpinum is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name alpine bulrush. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It is present in Europe, Asia, and northern North America.[1]
This sedge produces stems up to 40 centimeters 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 past the spikelet.[1][2]
This plant grows in bogs and calcareous mountain meadows.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.