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Hairsedge (Bulbostylis)

Description

Bulbostylis is a genus of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called hairsedges. There are over 100 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.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Cyperales

            • Family: Cyperaceae

              • Genus: Bulbostylis