''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 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'' - 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 ...

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

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Jepson Manual Treatment
Cyperaceae genera {{Cyperaceae-stub