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Cyperaceae
Trichophorum

not marked as a favorite taxon Trichophorum alpinum (Linnaeus) Persoon. Common name: Alpine Clubsedge. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Bogs (the habitat in our region not specifically known). Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to (reportedly) e. New Jersey (Monmouth County), s. New York, s. Michigan, s. Wisconsin. c. Minnesota, n. Montana, n. Idaho, and British Columbia. The New Jersey record is controversial.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA23, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, POWO; = Baeothryon alpinum (L.) T.V.Egorova; = Scirpus hudsonianus (Michx.) Fernald — C, F, G. Basionym: Eriophorum alpinum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Trichophorum alpinum - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

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