Trichophorum pumilum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Trichophorum pumilum (Vahl) Schinz & Thell.

Rolland's bulrush

2016 Steve Matson

2016 Steve Matson

2017 Neal Kramer

2012 Dylan Neubauer

Trichophorum pumilum is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Scirpus pumilus

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~26 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Trichophorum
Family:	Cyperaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Baeothryon pumilum
JEF	Scirpus alpinus
JEF	Scirpus emergens
JEF + PLANTS	Scirpus pumilus ssp. rollandii
JEF + PLANTS	Scirpus pumilus var. rollandii
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Information about Trichophorum pumilum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TRPU18) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).