Biology:Carex bulbostylis

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex bulbostylis
Scientific classification edit
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
  • L.H.Bailey Carex grisea var. globosa

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Carex bulbostylis Mack.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45902-2. Retrieved 7 November 2020. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Romand-Monnier, F. (2014). "Carex bulbostylis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T44392674A44465046.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44392674/44465046. Retrieved 7 November 2020. 
  3. "Carex bulbostylis". The Plant List. 2010. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-225200. Retrieved 6 December 2014. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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. "Carex bulbostylis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CABU4. Retrieved 7 November 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2938382 entry