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Cyperaceae taxon details

Trichophorum alpinum (L.) Pers.

1681931  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681931)

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(of Eriophorum alpinum L.) Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358012
page(s): 53 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (L.) Pers. to Pers., information provided by Alan E. on...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (L.) Pers. to Pers., information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Plant List v.1.1.[details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Trichophorum alpinum (L.) Pers.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681931 on 2025-09-12
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original description (of Eriophorum alpinum L.) Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358012
page(s): 53 [details] 

basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details] 

new combination reference Persoon, C. H. (1805). Synopsis plantarum,seu Enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. 1: 1-546. Parisiis Lutetiorum, Tubinga., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.638
page(s): 70 [details] OpenAccess publication

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additional source Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (L.) Pers. to Pers., information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Plant List v.1.1.[details]

Translation Plants densely cespitose; rhizomes arching, short. Culms trigonous, 10–40 cm, scabrous proximal to inflorescence. Leaves: basal sheaths gray-brown; distal leaf sheaths concave at mouth; blades 6–9 × 0.4–0.5 mm, much shorter than culms at flowering and fruiting. Inflorescences: spikelets 15–20-flowered, 5.4–8 × 2.2–3.5 mm; bracts equaling or shorter than spikelets, 4.5–7.8 mm, apex mucronate or awned, awn to 3 mm. Spikelets: scales yellow-brown, apex obtuse. Flowers: perianth bristles 6, white, flattened, exceeding achenes by as much as 20 times, smooth; anthers 1.1–1.6 mm. Achenes plano-convex, 1.2–1.6 × 0.5–0.8 mm. 2n = 58. [details]