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Bulbostylis ciliatifolia (Elliott) Fernald. Common name: Savanna Hairsedge. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Moist to wet sands of savannas, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Se. VA south to s. FL and west to s. AL; records from inland provinces are misidentifications.

ID notes: Bulbostylis ciliatifolia is very similar to B. coarctata, but stems are shorter, seeds are larger (0.8-0.9 mm long vs. 0.6-0.7 mm), and it inhabits less xeric soils; that species is usually found in dry sandhills.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Kral (1971) describes this plant as occurring in generally wetter habitats and being much weedier than B. coarctata. The broad sympatry (yet distinctive differences) of this taxon and B. coarctata suggests that they are best recognized as species.

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, G, Tx, Va; = Bulbostylis ciliatifolia (Elliott) Fernald var. ciliatifolia — C, ETx1, FNA23, GW1, K4, NcTx, NS, POWO, Kral (1971); = Stenophyllus ciliatifolius (Elliott) C.Mohr — S, S13; < Bulbostylis ciliatifolia (Elliott) Fernald — RAB, WH3; Scirpus ciliatifolius Elliott. Basionym: Scirpus ciliatifolius Elliott 1816

Links to other floras: = Bulbostylis ciliatifolia var. ciliatifolia - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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