Trichophorum planifolium (Sprengel) Palla. Common name: Bashful Bulrush. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Woodlands, bluffs, forests. Distribution: ME west to ON, south to sc. VA, e. WV, KY, OH, s. MO, and n. AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Crins (1989a) for an interesting discussion of this species.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, FNA23, Il, K4, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Strong (1994); = Scirpus clintonii A.Gray — S, S13, misapplied; = Scirpus planifolius Muhl. — Tat, name preoccupied; = Scirpus verecundus Fernald — C, F, G, W, WV. Basionym: Isolepis planifolia Spreng. 1822
Links to other floras: = Trichophorum planifolium - FNA23
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Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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