PLANTS Profile for Trichophorum cespitosum (tufted bulrush)

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Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.
tufted bulrush

Symbol:

TRCE3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.

Scirpus cespitosus

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Synonym Information:

TRCA30: Characteristics

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Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.

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Synonyms:
Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.

BACA20	Baeothryon caespitosum (L.) A. Dietr., orth. var.
BACE	Baeothryon cespitosum (L.) A. Dietr.
SCCA27	Scirpus caespitosus L., orth. var.
SCCAA	Scirpus caespitosus L. var. austriacus (Pall.) Asch. & Graebn., orth. var.
SCCAC3	Scirpus caespitosus L. var. callosus Bigelow, orth. var.
SCCAD2	Scirpus caespitosus L. var. delicatulus Fernald, orth. var.
SCCE2	Scirpus cespitosus L.
SCCEA	Scirpus cespitosus L. var. austriacus (Pall.) Asch. & Graebn.
SCCEC3	Scirpus cespitosus L. var. callosus Bigelow
SCCED	Scirpus cespitosus L. var. delicatulus Fernald
TRCA30	Trichophorum caespitosum (L.) Hartm., orth. var.	tufted bulrush
TRCAC6	Trichophorum caespitosum (L.) Hartm. var. callosum (Bigelow) Mohlenbr., orth. var.

Distribution:
Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.


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USA (AK, CO, GA, ID, IL, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NY, OR, SC, TN, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 6 species in Trichophorum

Classification:
Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.

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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 cespitosum (L.) Hartm. – tufted bulrush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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 cespitosus
tufted bulrush		Endangered
New York:
Scirpus cespitosus
deer's hair sedge		Threatened
Tennessee:
tufted club-rush		Endangered
Wisconsin:
Scirpus cespitosus
tufted club-rush		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.

Scirpus caespitosus:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 508143.

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 10:05 AM MDT