Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.

Tufted bulrush (en), Souchet gazonnant (fr), Trichophore cespiteux (fr), Scirpe en touffe (fr), Scirpe cespiteux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Trichophorum

Characteristics

Plants densely cespitose; rhizomes absent. Culms grooved, terete, 5–45 cm, smooth. Leaves: basal sheaths brown; distal leaf sheaths concave at mouth; blades 1.5–8 × 0.3–0.4 mm, much shorter than culms at flowering and fruiting. Inflorescences: spikelets 3–9-flowered, 3.3–7 × 1.2–3 mm; bracts equaling spikelets, 3.3–4.5 mm, apex with awn less than 1 mm. Spikelets: scales reddish brown to dark brown, apex mucronate to acute. Flowers: perianth bristles 6, brown, terete, equaling or exceeding achenes, smooth to scabrous; anthers 1.5–2.6 mm. Achenes compressed trigonous, 1.4–1.7 × 0.6–0.9 mm. 2n = 104.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
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Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.1
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Trichophorum cespitosum habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Trichophorum cespitosum habit picture by Alain de Gottal (cc-by-sa)
Trichophorum cespitosum habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Trichophorum cespitosum leaf picture by Loz Loz (cc-by-sa)
Trichophorum cespitosum leaf picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Trichophorum cespitosum leaf picture by Danièle Brun (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Trichophorum cespitosum flower picture by Alan Vaughan (cc-by-sa)
Trichophorum cespitosum flower picture by alain croibien (cc-by-sa)
Trichophorum cespitosum flower picture by Ike Bylsma (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Trichophorum cespitosum fruit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Trichophorum cespitosum fruit picture by Groupe Botanique de Bruxelles (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Trichophorum cespitosum world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1077793-2
WFO ID wfo-0000591767
COL ID 58GZS
BDTFX ID 68932
INPN ID 127193
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Clavula caespitosa Eleocharis caespitosa Scirpus cespitosus Baeothryon cespitosum Eleocharis cespitosa Trichophorum bracteatum Kreczetoviczia caespitosa Limnochloa caespitosa Scirpus luteus Trichophorum cespitosum subsp. austriacum Scirpus cespitosus var. austriacus Scirpus cespitosus var. nemorosus Scirpus cespitosus var. vulgaris Trichophorum cespitosum

Lower taxons

Trichophorum cespitosum subsp. cespitosum Trichophorum cespitosum subsp. germanicum