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, grooved stems and long, thin basal leaves. They bear spikelets of flowers.
Hairsedges | |
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Bulbostylis neglecta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Bulbostylis Kunth |
Type species | |
Bulbostylis capillaris (L.) Kunth ex C.B. Clarke.
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Species | |
100+; See text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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