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Watergrass

Bulbostylis barbata

Watergrass
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass, Bulb, Annual
Native range
Trop. & Subtrop. Old World to E. China
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Bulbostylis barbata is a flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is native to Western Australia.

The annual grass-like plant has a tufted habit and typically grows to a height of 2 to 35 centimetres (1 to 14 in). It blooms between February and September, producing brown flowers.

Other Bulbostylis plants

Bulbostylis bathiei · Bulbostylis burbidgeae · Bulbostylis cangae · Densetuft hairsedge · Bulbostylis eleocharoides · Bulbostylis fasciculata · Bulbostylis fluviatilis · Bulbostylis haitiensis · Slender Sedge · Tufted Sedge · Neglected tuft sedge · Hair Sedge

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bulbostylis barbata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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