Cyperaceae

Trichophorum subcapitatum (Thwaites) D.A.Simpson

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Trichophorum

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Trichophorum subcapitatum (Trichophorum subcapitatum) — FruitPhoto: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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Chinese: 玉山蔺藨草, 玉山針藺, 玉山针蔺, 类头状花序藨草, 玉山针蔺（头状花序藨草）, 龙须莞, 头状花序藨草, 台湾藨草

Synonyms

Baeothryon subcapitatum (Thwaites) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Baeothryon subcapitatum subsp. celebicum (J.Kern) Soják
Baeothryon subcapitatum subsp. pulogense (Merr.) Soják
Scirpus clarkei Stapf
Scirpus morrisonensis Hayata
Scirpus pakapakensis Stapf
Scirpus pulogensis Merr.
Scirpus subaphyllus Boeckeler
Scirpus subcapitatus Thwaites
Scirpus subcapitatus f. rigidus Kük.
Scirpus subcapitatus subsp. celebicus J.Kern
Scirpus subcapitatus subsp. pulogensis (Merr.) J.Kern
Scirpus subcapitatus var. morrisonensis Ohwi
Scirpus subcapitatus var. triangularis Kük.

Photos

FruitPhoto: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Jason, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yu-Chang Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bella Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yu-Chang Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.