Cyperaceae
Tufted hairsedge
Bulbostylis vestita
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Bulbostylis
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Bulbostylis vestitaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tufted hairsedge
Synonyms
- Bulbostylis hispida (Liebm.) Beetle
- Fimbristylis vestita (Kunth) Hemsl.
- Isolepis hispida (Liebm.) Steud.
- Isolepis vestita Kunth
- Oncostylis hispida Liebm.
- Oncostylis vestita (Kunth) Nees
- Scirpus barbatus Vahl ex Kunth
- Scirpus hirsutus Willd. ex Kunth
- Scirpus hirtus Griseb.
- Scirpus vestitus (Kunth) Rchb. ex Boeckeler
- Stenophyllus vestitus (Kunth) Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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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.