PLANTS Profile for Trichophorum planifolium (bashful bulrush)

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Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla
bashful bulrush

Symbol:

TRPL6

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla

Scirpus planifolius

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 328. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla

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Synonyms:
Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla

	BAVE8	Baeothryon verecundum (Fernald) A. Löve & D. Löve
	SCPL2	Scirpus planifolius Muhl., nom. illeg., non Scirpus planifolius Grimm
	SCVE	Scirpus verecundus Fernald
	TRVE9	Trichophorum verecundum (Fernald) Mohlenbr.

Distribution:
Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DC, DE, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MO, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 6 species in Trichophorum

Classification:
Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Trichophorum Pers. – bulrush
Species	Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla – bashful bulrush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Scirpus verecundus
bashful bulrush		Endangered
Kentucky:
Scirpus verecundus
bashful bulrush		Endangered
Vermont:
Scirpus verecundus
bashful bulrush		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507802.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 11:54 AM MDT