Trichophorum alpinum
Trichophorum alpinum, commonly known as alpine bulrush or cotton deergrass, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It is present in Europe, Asia, and northern North America.
This sedge produces stems up to tall from a short rhizome. The leaves are no more than a centimeter long. The flowers have cottony white bristles that may extend past the spikelet.
This plant grows in bogs and calcareous mountain meadows.