Bulbostylis capillaris ssp. capillaris

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Bulbostylis
Species:	Bulbostylis capillaris
Infraspecies:	Bulbostylis capillaris (L.) Kunth ex C. B. Clarke ssp. capillaris
Common Name	Densetuft Hairsedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: 3-ranked; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: 0; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 3; Tepal Fusion: N/A; Tepal Number: 0
C value	6
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S2?] (State Rank); G5T5 (Global Rank)

** Not applicable or data not available.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Bulbostylis capillaris var. crebra	Bulbostylis capillaris var. crebra Fern.
Bulbostylis capillaris var. isopoda	Bulbostylis capillaris var. isopoda Fern.
Fimbristylis capillaris	Fimbristylis capillaris (L.) Gray
Scirpus capillaris	Scirpus capillaris L.
Stenophyllus capillaris	Stenophyllus capillaris (L.) Britt.
Stenophyllus capillaris var. cryptostachys	Stenophyllus capillaris var. cryptostachys Fernald