''Bulbostylis'' is a

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of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called hairsedges. There are over 200 species of these clump-forming plants of dry grasslands and warm and tropical savannas worldwide. They have solid, rounded, grooved stems and long, thin basal leaves. They bear

spikelets A spikelet, in botany, describes the typical arrangement of the flowers of grasses, sedges and some other Monocots. Each spikelet has one or more florets. The spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes. The part of the spikelet that ...

of flowers. Selected species: *'' Bulbostylis barbata'' - watergrass *'' Bulbostylis bathiei'' *'' Bulbostylis boeckleriana''Bussmann, R. W., et al. (2006)
Plant use of the Maasai of Sekenani Valley, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
''J Ethnobiol Ethnomed'' 2 22. *'' Bulbostylis burbidgeae'' *'' Bulbostylis cangae'' *''

Bulbostylis capillaris ''Bulbostylis capillaris'' is a species of sedge known by the common names densetuft hairsedge and threadleaf beakseed. It is native to much of North America, South America and the West Indies from Canada to Bolivia. ''Bulbostylis capillaris'' g ...

'' - densetuft hairsedge *'' Bulbostylis ciliatifolia'' - capillary hairsedge *''

Bulbostylis cioniana ''Bulbostylis'' is a genus of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called hairsedges. There are over 200 species of these clump-forming plants of dry grasslands and warm and tropical savannas worldwide. They have solid, rounded, groov ...

'' (Savi) Lye *'' Bulbostylis coleotricha'' *'' Bulbostylis curassavica'' - West Indian hairsedge *''

Bulbostylis eleocharoides ''Bulbostylis eleocharoides'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Robert Kral and Mark T. Strong. Its native range is Bolivia to Paraguay. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life i ...

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Bulbostylis fasciculata ''Bulbostylis fasciculata'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Hendrik Uittien. It is found in South America. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life is an online database that p ...

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Bulbostylis fluviatilis ''Bulbostylis fluviatilis'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Robert Kral and Gerrit Davidse. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an inde ...

'' *'' Bulbostylis funckii'' - Funck's hairsedge *''

Bulbostylis haitiensis ''Bulbostylis haitiensis'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Georg Kükenthal. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known speci ...

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Bulbostylis hispidula ''Bulbostylis hispidula'' (Afrikaans: ''fynbiesie'', "fine rush") is a plant native to South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, and Namibia. The subspecies ''pyriformis'' can be found in all South African provinces except Western Cape. On the SANBI Red ...

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Bulbostylis junciformis ''Bulbostylis'' is a genus of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called hairsedges. There are over 200 species of these clump-forming plants of dry grasslands and warm and tropical savannas worldwide. They have solid, rounded, groov ...

'' - Caribbean hairsedge *''

Bulbostylis juncoides ''Bulbostylis'' is a genus of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called hairsedges. There are over 200 species of these clump-forming plants of dry grasslands and warm and tropical savannas worldwide. They have solid, rounded, groov ...

'' - rush hairsedge *''

Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana ''Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is endemic to Saint Helena. Unlike other species native to Saint Helena, such as ''Bulbostylis neglecta ''Bulbostylis neglecta'', neglec ...

'' - tussock sedge *''

Bulbostylis neglecta ''Bulbostylis neglecta'', neglected tuft sedge locally, is an endemic member of the Cyperaceae of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. ''Bulbostylis neglecta'' was first collected by William John Burchell in 1806, although the specimen was not ...

'' - neglected tuftsedge *''

Bulbostylis pauciflora ''Bulbostylis'' is a genus of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called hairsedges. There are over 200 species of these clump-forming plants of dry grasslands and warm and tropical savannas worldwide. They have solid, rounded, groov ...

'' - fewflower hairsedge *''

Bulbostylis schaffneri ''Bulbostylis'' is a genus of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called hairsedges. There are over 200 species of these clump-forming plants of dry grasslands and warm and tropical savannas worldwide. They have solid, rounded, groov ...

'' - Schaffner's hairsedge *''

Bulbostylis stenophylla ''Bulbostylis'' is a genus of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called hairsedges. There are over 200 species of these clump-forming plants of dry grasslands and warm and tropical savannas worldwide. They have solid, rounded, groov ...

'' - sandy field hairsedge *''

Bulbostylis turbinata ''Bulbostylis turbinata'' is a flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae that is native to Western Australia. The annual grass-like plant has an erect and spreading habit and typically grows to a height of . It blooms between February and ...

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Bulbostylis vestita ''Bulbostylis'' is a genus of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called hairsedges. There are over 200 species of these clump-forming plants of dry grasslands and warm and tropical savannas worldwide. They have solid, rounded, groov ...

'' - tufted hairsedge *''

Bulbostylis warei ''Bulbostylis'' is a genus of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called hairsedges. There are over 200 species of these clump-forming plants of dry grasslands and warm and tropical savannas worldwide. They have solid, rounded, groov ...

'' - Ware's hairsedge

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Jepson Manual Treatment
Cyperaceae genera {{Cyperaceae-stub