Bulbostylis ciliatifolia var. ciliatifolia
IllustratedEndemic
Herbs, annual, cespitose. Culms 10–20 (–30) cm, bases soft. Leaves: sheaths with ascending-hirtellous ribs; blades filiform, less than 0.5 mm wide, marginal and abaxial ribs ascending-hirtellous. Inflorescences in simple, open anthelae; scapes slightly wider than leaf-blades, 0.5 mm diam., glabrous or hirtellous; longest involucral-bract usually shorter than inflorescence. Spikelets usually few (3–9), 2–4 mm; fertile scales dark redbrown or dull brown. Flowers: stamens 2–3; anthers 0.8 mm. Achenes slightly less than 1 mm.
Phenology: Fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Moist, sandy, open areas, bases of sandhills, moist savanna, flatwoods clearings
Elevation: 0–200 m
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., Miss., N.C., S.C., Va.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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3-ribbed +
gray +
obovoid;trigonous +
0mm;1mm +
ceraceous +
basifixed +
oblong +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +
fimbriate-ciliate +
entire +
puberulent +
acute +
persistent +
ribbed +
usually longer +
absent +
filiform +
involute +
1;many +
2;3 +
wiry +
ribbed +
20cm;30cm +
stiff +
terete +
flaccid +
basal +
abundant +
single +
bisexual +
Present +
axillary +
pseudoumbel +
modified +
polystichous +
spreading;ascending +
basal +
absent +
usually shorter +
fused +
ascending-hirtellous +
excurrent +
included +
falling +
absent +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
thin +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
fused +
pistillate +
subtending +
Rhodora +
1938 +
ascending-hirtellous +
diffuse +
adventitious +
fibrous +
fine +
empty +
1;2 +
fertile +
keeled;ovate +
wiry +
ribbed +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
hirtellous;glabrous +
slightly wider +
open +
cylindric +
single +
longer than wide +
lanceoloid;cylindric +
distinct +
papillate +
undivided +
glabrous +
(2-)3-fid +
slender +
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia var. ciliatifolia +
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variety +
free +
thin +
dark +
small +
annual +
slender +
5;100 +