Cyperaceae
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Bulbostylis
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 球柱草, 旗茅, 油蔴草, 牛毛草, 畎莎, 秧草, 龙爪草
- English
- Watergrass
- Japanese
- ハタガヤ
- Korean
- 모기골
Synonyms
- Abildgaardia barbata (Rottb.) P.Beauv.
- Cyperus barbata (Rottb.) Poir.
- Fimbristylis barbata (Rottb.) Benth.
- Iria barbata (Rottb.) Kuntze
- Isolepis barbata (Rottb.) R.Br.
- Scirpus barbatus Rottb.
- Scirpus fimbriatus (Nees) Boeck.
- Stenophyllus barbatus (Rottb.) T.Cooke
- Stenophyllus barbatus Fyson
- Stenophyllus barbatus Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mayland Muhammad Hanbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katarzyna Jezierska, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.