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Bulbostylis stenophylla

Bulbostylis stenophylla (Elliott) C.B. Clarke

Sandy Field Hair Sedge, Sandy Field Hairsedge, Sandy-field Hair Sedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s): Scirpus stenophyllus, Stenophyllus stenophyllus

USDA Symbol: BUST

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , NC , SC , VA
Native Habitat: Moist sands or sandy peats of sandhill swales, fields, pineland savanna and waste areas, often weedy.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Bulbostylis stenophylla in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Bulbostylis stenophylla in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Bulbostylis stenophylla

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-30
Research By: CBR

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