''Bulbostylis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called hairsedges. There are over 200 species of these clump-forming plants of dry

grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominance (ecology), dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes such as clover, and other Herbaceo ...

s 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 inflorescences 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 ...

of flowers. Selected species: *'' Bulbostylis barbata'' - watergrass *'' Bulbostylis bathiei'' *''

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 ...

''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'' - densetuft hairsedge *''

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 *''

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'' 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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Bulbostylis curassavica ''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 ...

'' - 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 ( ...

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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 (CoL) is an online database ...

'' *'' Bulbostylis fluviatilis'' *''

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 *''

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 (CoL) is an online database that provides an index of known ...

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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 Cyperaceae, 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, rou ...

'' - Ware's hairsedge

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment
Cyperaceae genera {{Cyperaceae-stub