Biology:Trichophorum alpinum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae

Trichophorum alpinum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Trichophorum
Species:
T. alpinum
Binomial name
Trichophorum alpinum
(L.) Pers.
Synonyms
  • Eriophorum alpinum L.

Trichophorum alpinum, commonly known as alpine bulrush[1] or cotton deergrass,[2] 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

  1. "Trichophorum alpinum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TRAL7. Retrieved 14 December 2015. 
  2. "BioLib: Biological library". https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id42240/. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
  4. Trichophorum alpinum. Flora of North America.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q164788 entry