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Trichophorum

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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
Synonyms[2]
  • 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 Britain[3] but are sometimes known as bulrushes in North America.[4]

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Trichophorum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.