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Bulbostylis barbata (Rottb.) C.B. Clarke
Water-grass

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Old World tropics.

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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Bulbostylis barbata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Other data on Bulbostylis barbata available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Bulbostylis barbata has been found in the following 6 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Cayo Costa State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Dupuis Reserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Larry and Penny Thompson Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Seabranch Preserve State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized


Bulbostylis barbata has been found in the following 8 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Not Native, Naturalized
Collier County Not Native, Naturalized
Glades County Not Native, Naturalized
Hendry County Not Native, Naturalized
Lee County Not Native, Naturalized
Martin County Not Native, Naturalized
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized
Palm Beach County Native


Bulbostylis barbata has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Mesic Flatwoods
Pine Rockland


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Bulbostylis barbata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley