Trichophorum alpinum
Trichophorum alpinum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Trichophorum |
Species: | T. alpinum
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Binomial name | |
Trichophorum alpinum (L.) Pers.
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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]
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[]
- ^ "Trichophorum alpinum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "BioLib: Biological library".
- ^ a b c 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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Categories:
- NatureServe secure species
- Trichophorum
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus