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Trichophorum clementis
Trichophorum clementis (syn. Scirpus clementis) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name Yosemite bulrush. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where it is known from high-elevation mountain meadows and streambanks.
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Description
It is a perennial herb forming a dense tuft of erect, ridged stems up to 12 centimeters (4.7 in) tall. There are a few short, thick, hairlike leaves at the base. At the tip of each stem is the inflorescence, a clublike spikelet less than a centimeter long which is composed of a few tiny flowers. The flowers produce smooth dark fruits that are achenes no more than 2 millimeters (0.079 in) long.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 79392.