Trichophorum

Trichophorum
Trichophorum cespitosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Trichophorum
Pers.
Type species
Trichophorum alpinum
(L.) Pers. 
Synonyms
  • Cypringlea M.T.Strong
  • Eriophorella Holub
  • Kreczetoviczia Tzvelev
  • Leucocoma Rydb.
  • Neoscirpus Y.N.Lee & Y.C.Oh
  • Oreobolopsis T.Koyama & Guagl.

Trichophorum is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. Plants in this genus are known as deergrasses in Britain but are sometimes known as bulrushes in North America.