Cyperaceae
Caribbean hairsedge
Bulbostylis stenocarpa
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Bulbostylis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Caribbean hairsedge
Synonyms
- Bulbostylis papillosa Kük.
- Fimbristylis papillosa (Kük.) Alain
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Whaldener Endo, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.