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Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves usually very narrow and almost filiform, usually with tufts of hairs at the mouth of the leaf sheath. Inflorescence an anthela. Glumes spirally arranged; the lowest 1-2 may be empty, the others bisexual. Perianth 0. Stamens 2-3; stigmas 2-3, the base of the style persisting as a distinct rim or knob. Nutlet biconvex if stigmas 2, trigonous if stigmas 3. Nutlet smooth, tuberculate or, more often, transversely wrinkled.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Bulbostylis Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=283
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Bulbostylis

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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.

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Bulbostylis: Brief Summary

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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.

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Bulbostylis barbata - watergrass Bulbostylis bathiei Bulbostylis boeckleriana 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
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