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Alpine Bulrush

Trichophorum alpinum (L.) Pers.

Trichophorum alpinum

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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

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trichophorum alpinum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ "BioLib: Biological library".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Trichophorum alpinum. Flora of North America.

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Trichophorum alpinum: Brief Summary

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Alpine bulrush or cotton deergrass (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.

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.

This plant grows in bogs and calcareous mountain meadows.

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