Carex_bulbostylis

<i>Carex bulbostylis</i>

Carex bulbostylis

Species of grass-like plant

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]

Quick Facts Carex bulbostylis, Scientific classification ...

It has previously been treated as a variety of both Carex amphibola and Carex grisea.[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. [1]
    "Carex bulbostylis Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. [2]
    Romand-Monnier, F. (2014). "Carex bulbostylis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T44392674A44465046.en. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Carex bulbostylis". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. [4]
    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. [5]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex bulbostylis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 November 2020.


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