Trichophorum clintonii
| Trichophorum clintonii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Trichophorum |
| Species: | T. clintonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichophorum clintonii (A. Gray) S.G. Sm
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Trichophorum clintonii, the Clinton's bulrush,[2] is a plant species native to Canada and the northeastern United States. It has been reported from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Maine, New York State, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.[3]
Trichophorum clintonii is a perennial herb up to 40 centimeters (16 in) tall, forming dense clumps but without rhizomes. Culms are triagonal in cross-section. Leaves are up to 25 centimeters (9.8 in) long. The inflorescences is one brown spikelet with three to six flowers. Achenes are flattened triangles about 2 millimeters (0.079 in) long.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ NRCS. "Trichophorum clintonii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b Flora of North America v 23 p 31, Trichophorum clintonii
- ^ Smith, Stanley Galen. 1995. Novon 5(1): 102.
- ^ Löve, Áskell & Löve, Doris Benta Maria. 1965. University of Colorado Studies : Series in Biology 17: 14.
- ^ Gray, Asa. 1864. American Journal of Science, and Arts, ser. 2, 38(113): 290.