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Trichophorum

Trichophorum is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. Plants in this genus are known as deergrasses in Britain but are sometimes known as bulrushes in North America.

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Trichophorum
Trichophorum cespitosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Trichophorum
Pers.
Type species
Trichophorum alpinum
Synonyms2
  • Cypringlea M.T.Strong
  • Eriophorella Holub
  • Kreczetoviczia Tzvelev
  • Leucocoma Rydb.
  • Neoscirpus Y.N.Lee & Y.C.Oh
  • Oreobolopsis T.Koyama & Guagl.

Trichophorum is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.1 Plants in this genus are known as deergrasses in Britain3 but are sometimes known as bulrushes in North America.4

Species

Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of February 2024:2

References

References

  1. M. Salmenkallio & I. Kukkonen (1989). "Proposal to conserve 466a Trichophorum (Cyperaceae) with a conserved type". Taxon. 38 (2): 313–316. doi:10.2307/1220871. JSTOR 1220871.
  2. "Trichophorum Pers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. Stace, C. A. (2010). New Flora of the British Isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 943. ISBN 9780521707725.
  4. NRCS. "Trichophorum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.