Bulbostylis barbata
Watergrass
Also known as: Abildgaardia barbata (Rottb.) P.Beauv. +12 more
- Abildgaardia barbata (Rottb.) P.Beauv.
- Cyperus barbata (Rottb.) Poir.
- Fimbristylis barbata (Rottb.) Benth.
- Fimbristylis cummingii (Steud.) Náves
- Iria barbata (Rottb.) Kuntze
- Isolepis barbata (Rottb.) R.Br.
- Isolepis fimbriata (Nees) Steud., 1855
- Isolepis subtristachya Hochst. ex Boeckeler
- Isolepis subtristachya Hochst. ex C.B.Clarke
- Scirpus tristachya
- Stenophyllus barbatus (Rottb.) Fyson
- Stenophyllus barbatus (Rottb.) T.Cooke
- Stenophyllus barbatus Britton
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Bulbostylis barbata (commonly known as Watergrass) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Inner Mongolia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, France, Georgia, Guatemala, Korea, Louisiana, Mexico Northwest, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Venezuela, Windward Is.
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