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.
Selected species: Bulbostylis barbata - watergrass Bulbostylis bathiei Bulbostylis boecklerianaBussmann, 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 - capillary hairsedge Bulbostylis cioniana (Savi) Lye Bulbostylis coleotricha Bulbostylis curassavica - West Indian hairsedge Bulbostylis eleocharoides Bulbostylis fasciculata Bulbostylis fluviatilis Bulbostylis funckii - Funck's hairsedge Bulbostylis haitiensis Bulbostylis hispidula Bulbostylis junciformis - Caribbean hairsedge Bulbostylis juncoides - rush hairsedge Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana - tussock sedge Bulbostylis neglecta - neglected tuftsedge Bulbostylis pauciflora - fewflower hairsedge Bulbostylis schaffneri - Schaffner's hairsedge Bulbostylis stenophylla - sandy field hairsedge Bulbostylis turbinata Bulbostylis vestita - tufted hairsedge Bulbostylis warei - Ware's hairsedge
References
External links Jepson Manual Treatment