Trichophorum alpinum (L.) Pers.

Alpine Clubsedge

Synonyms: Baeothryon alpinum, Eriophorella alpina, Eriophorum alpinum, Scirpus hudsonianus

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Cyperaceae

Genus: Trichophorum

Species: Trichophorum alpinum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Special Concern (Believed Extirpated)
RI - State Historical

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

PHOTOS OF Trichophorum alpinum