| Author | (Elliott) C.B. Clarke | |
| Distribution | Southern middle and outer Coastal Plain; rare in the northern outer Coastal Plain. Does not range west to the Sandhills.
Coastal Plain, NC to southern and western FL; Cuba. | |
| Abundance | Uncommon to frequent in the southern Coastal Plain, but rare in northeastern corner of the state. | |
| Habitat | Dry to xeric sandy soil of dry pine savannas, pine-oak sandhills, fields, roadsides. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting July-October. | |
| Identification | The inflorescence is composed of a single dense cluster of sessile spikelets. The longest involucral bract is greater than 2 cm long, versus less than 1.5 cm in B. barbata, a non-native species. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | None
Hairsedges, genus Bulbostylis, are small tufted plants with skinny culms (flowering stems) and leaves; so skinny as to appear wiry or threadlike. The inflorescence is branched and open, or compact. Each spikelet is composed of several to many tiny florets. Key ID features to note include size and ornamentation of seeds and whether plants are annual or perennial. | |
| Other Common Name(s) | None | |
| State Rank | S2? [S2S3] | |
| Global Rank | G4? | |
| State Status | | |
| US Status | | |
| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | FACU link |
