Cyperaceae
Bashful bulrush
Trichophorum planifolium
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Trichophorum
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Trichophorum planifoliumCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bashful bulrush
Synonyms
- Baeothryon planifolium (Muhl.) Soják
- Baeothryon verecundum (Fernald) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Eleocharis planifolia Nees
- Eleogiton planifolia A.Dietr.
- Isolepis planifolia Spreng.
- Scirpus planifolius Muhl.
- Scirpus planifolius var. brevifolius Torr.
- Scirpus verecundus Fernald
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.