''Trichophorum'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the sedge family,
Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as wikt:sedge, sedges. The family (biology), family is large; botanists have species description, described some 5,500 known species in about 90 ...
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Plants in this genus are known as deergrasses in Britain
but are sometimes known as bulrushes in North America.
Species
Species accepted by
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
as of February 2024:
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Trichophorum alpinum''
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Trichophorum analecta''
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Trichophorum cespitosum
''Trichophorum cespitosum'', commonly known as deergrass or tufted bulrush, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It was originally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as ''Scirpus cespitosus'', but was trans ...
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Trichophorum clementis''
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Trichophorum clintonii''
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Trichophorum coahuilense''
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Trichophorum dioicum''
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Trichophorum distigmaticum''
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Trichophorum dolichocarpum''
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Trichophorum evadens''
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Trichophorum filipes''
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Trichophorum inversum''
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Trichophorum mattfeldianum''
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Trichophorum planifolium''
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Trichophorum pumilum''
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Trichophorum rigidum''
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Trichophorum scabriculme''
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Trichophorum schansiense''
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Trichophorum subcapitatum''
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Trichophorum tepaliferum''
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Trichophorum uniflorum''
References
Cyperaceae genera
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