''Bulbostylis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 of flowers.
Selected species:
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Bulbostylis barbata'' - watergrass
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Bulbostylis bathiei''
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Bulbostylis boeckleriana
''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 ...
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[Bussmann, R. W., et al. (2006)]
Plant use of the Maasai of Sekenani Valley, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
''J Ethnobiol Ethnomed'' 2 22.
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Bulbostylis burbidgeae''
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Bulbostylis cangae
''Bulbostylis cangae'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is endemic to the Serra dos Carajás in Brazil. It was first identified by Nunes et al. (2016) as part of a joint project with the Museu Paraense Emíl ...
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Bulbostylis capillaris'' - densetuft hairsedge
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Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
''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 ...
'' - capillary hairsedge
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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
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Bulbostylis coleotricha''
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Bulbostylis curassavica'' - West Indian hairsedge
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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''
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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 ...
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Bulbostylis funckii
''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 ...
'' - Funck's hairsedge
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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''
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Bulbostylis junciformis'' - Caribbean hairsedge
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Bulbostylis juncoides'' - rush hairsedge
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Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana'' - tussock sedge
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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
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Bulbostylis pauciflora'' - fewflower hairsedge
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Bulbostylis schaffneri'' - Schaffner's hairsedge
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Bulbostylis stenophylla'' - sandy field hairsedge
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Bulbostylis turbinata''
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Bulbostylis vestita'' - tufted hairsedge
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Bulbostylis warei'' - Ware's hairsedge
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Cyperaceae genera
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