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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Savannah Hairsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia var. ciliatifolia
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia var. ciliatifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-06-002:
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stenophyllus ciliatifolius
COMMON NAME:
Savannah Hairsedge, Capillary Hairsedge
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Spikelets mostly on slender pedicels, inflorescence thus open and umbel-like, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Leaves basal, hairlike (capillary) or bristle-like (setaceous), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia var. ciliatifolia
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia var. ciliatifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-06-002:
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stenophyllus ciliatifolius
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Moist to wet sands of savannas, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Scales brown
Spikelets sessile or pedicellate
Bisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellowish/Grayish
Nutlet
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