Carex bulbostylis

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Carex bulbostylis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. bulbostylis
Binomial name
Carex bulbostylis
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex amphibola var. globosa (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey
  • Carex grisea var. globosa L.H.Bailey

Carex bulbostylis, known as the false hair sedge, is a species of sedge native to the southcentral and southeastern United States.[2] It was first formally named by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1915.[2][3] It is also known as the eastern narrowleaf sedge,[2] thick style sedge,[2] and globose sedge.[4]

It has previously been treated as a variety of both Carex amphibola and .[1]

Distribution and habitat[]

Carex bulbostylis is endemic to the southern United States where it occurs from eastern Texas and Oklahoma to Mississippi, with a disjunct population in southwestern Tennessee.[4][5]

It grows in a variety of habitats, from prairies to deciduous forests, floodplains and their adjacent slopes, and disturbed areas such as roadsides and grazed meadows.[2][4] It is commonly found in calcareous areas.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Carex bulbostylis Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Romand-Monnier, F. (2014). "Carex bulbostylis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T44392674A44465046.en. Retrieved 7 November 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Carex bulbostylis". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Weakley, Alan S. (2020), Flora of the Southeastern United States, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  5. ^ "Carex bulbostylis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.


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