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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bulbostylis barbata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Old World Hairsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bulbostylis barbata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Bulbostylis barbata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-06-005:
Bulbostylis barbata FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stenophyllus barbatus
COMMON NAME:
Old World Hairsedge, Water-grass
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Keith Bradley kab_b_barbata_04525
July Miami-Dade County FL
Inflorescence bracts few & inconspicuous, none (1?) exceeding spikelet cluster, per Weakley's Flora.
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Keith Bradley kab_b_barbata_05200
August Miami-Dade County FL
Spikelets sessile, the inflorescence thus a capitate cluster, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bulbostylis barbata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bulbostylis barbata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Bulbostylis barbata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-06-005:
Bulbostylis barbata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stenophyllus barbatus
3916
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Sandy fields, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Old World tropics
Common in GA & SC Coastal Plain (rare in Mountains & NC Piedmont)(uncommon elsewhere)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Scales reddish-purple
with green keel
Spikelets sessile
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Spikelets in a dense solitary terminal cluster
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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