Bulbostylis filamentosa (Vahl) C.b.clarke In T.durand & Schinz

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Bulbostylis

Characteristics

Perennial with crowded culms from a short rhizome; leaves strongly scabrid; inflorescence a dense head 5-15 mm in diameter with individual spikelets hardly discernible; inflorescence bract often shorter than inflorescence, glume-like and with an excurrent mucro; spikelet 5-8 mm long.
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Similar to B. scabricaulis but distinguished by the smaller achene and smooth or slightly scabrid stems
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Root system rhizome
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Environment

Moist places.
Light -
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Bulbostylis filamentosa world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, eSwatini, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1151324-2
WFO ID wfo-0000342177
COL ID NSCR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Abildgaardia filamentosa Bulbostylis filamentosa Bulbostylis rehmannii Bulbostylis cardiocarpa Bulbostylis metralis Fimbristylis cardiocarpa Isolepis filamentosa Fimbristylis filamentosa Abildgaardia filamentosa var. metralis Bulbostylis filamentosa var. metralis Bulbostylis junciformis var. filamentosa Scirpus filamentosus