Cyperaceae
Alpine bulrush
Trichophorum alpinum
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Trichophorum
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Common names
By language (18)
- Belarusian
- Пуханос альпійскі
- Chinese
- 鱗苞針藺, 鳞苞针蔺, 蔺藨草, 高山羊胡子草
- Czech
- Suchopýrek alpský
- Danish
- Uldtuekogleaks
- English
- Alpine bulrush
- Estonian
- Alpi jänesvill
- Finnish
- Villapääluikka
- German
- Alpen-Rasenbinse, Alpen-Haarsimse, Alpen-Haarbinse, Alpen-Wollgras
- hsb
- Hórska nićinka
- Japanese
- ヒメワタスゲ
- Latvian
- Alpu mazmeldrs
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Sveltull
- Polish
- Wełnianeczka alpejska, Sitowie alpejskie, Wełnianka alpejska
- Russian
- Пухонос альпийский, Baethryon alpinum
- Slovenian
- Alpski mavček
- Swedish
- Snip
- Ukrainian
- Пухівочка альпійська
- Welsh
- Clwbfrwynen y mynydd
Synonyms
- Baeothryon alpinum (L.) T.V.Egorova
- Baeothryon hudsonianum (Michx.) Soják
- Eleocharis alpina (L.) Bluff, Nees & Schauer
- Eriophorella alpina (L.) Holub
- Eriophorum alpinum L.
- Eriophorum hudsonianum Michx.
- Leucocoma alpina (L.) Rydb.
- Limnochloa alpina (L.) Drejer
- Linagrostis alpina (L.) Scop.
- Plumaria alpina (L.) Bubani
- Scirpus alpinus (L.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
- Scirpus hudsonianus (Michx.) Fernald
- Scirpus trichophorum Asch. & Graebn.
- Trichophorum alpinum var. hudsonianum (Michx.) Pers.
- Trichophorum hudsonianum (Michx.) Pers.
- Trichophorum husonianum (Michx.) Nutt.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
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Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.