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. NJ (Monmouth County), s. NY, s. MI, s. WI. c. MN, n. MT, n. ID, and BC. The NJ record is controversial.
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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