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]

Trichophorum alpinum
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
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.

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

External links

• The Nature Conservancy

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