Cyperaceae
Tufted bulrush
Trichophorum cespitosum
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Trichophorum
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Common names
By language (19)
- Belarusian
- Пуханос дзірваністы
- Czech
- Suchopýrek trsnatý
- Dutch
- Veenbies
- English
- Tufted bulrush, Deergrass
- Estonian
- Raba-jänesvill
- Finnish
- Tupasluikka
- French
- Scirpe cespiteux, Trichophore cespiteux
- German
- Rasenbinse, Rasen-Haarsimse
- hsb
- Dornojta nićinka
- Irish
- Cíb cheanngheal
- Japanese
- ミネハリイ
- Latvian
- Ciņu mazmeldrs
- Lithuanian
- Kupstinė kūlingė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Bjørneskjegg
- Polish
- Wełnianeczka darniowa
- Slovenian
- Rušnati mavček
- Swedish
- Tuvsäv
- Ukrainian
- Пухівочка дерниста
- Welsh
- Clwbfrwynen y mawn
Synonyms
- Baeothryon cespitosum (L.) A.Dietr.
- Clavula caespitosa (L.) Dumort.
- Eleocharis cespitosa (L.) Link
- Eleocharis cespitosa (L.) Link
- Kreczetoviczia cespitosa (L.) Tzvelev
- Limnochloa caespitosa (L.) Rchb.
- Scirpus cespitosus L.
- Scirpus cespitosus var. vulgaris Rchb.
- Scirpus cespitosus var. vulgaris Schrad.
- Trichophorum bracteatum V.Krecz. ex Czernov
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 122 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Gyselinck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Sandler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom W, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: S. Rae from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Krsek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: S. Rae from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jillllybean, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Doug Suitor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosser1954, 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.