Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
capillary hairsedge
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Month
July - October
Height (meters)
0.4
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Field Characters
Bulbostylis capillaris and B. ciliatifolia are similar in habit, both with open paniculate inflorescences but the seeds of B. capillaris are yellow to brown with wavy ridges while those of B. ciliatifolia are waxy gray and covered with pimples.
Habitat
Sandhills, sandy marine and alluvial terraces. Uncommon in periodically wet sandy soil of open woods and hillsides.