Carex bulbostylis

Carex bulbostylis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. bulbostylis
Binomial name
	Carex bulbostylis; Mack.
Synonyms[1]
	Carex amphibola var. globosa (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey ; Carex grisea var. globosa L.H.Bailey ;

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]

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

"Carex bulbostylis Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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.
"Carex bulbostylis". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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
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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[powo-1] "Carex bulbostylis Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

[iucn-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.

[tpl-3] "Carex bulbostylis". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

[weakley2020-4] 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

[usda-5] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex bulbostylis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 November 2020.