Bulbostylis johnstonii C.B. Clarke

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Perennial herb, 13-60 cm tall with thick horizontal rhizome, roots rigid, stems many. Leaves cinnamon coloured with sheaths short and acute, the mouth with many long multicellulate hairs up to 2 cm long, often forming tangled woolly masses. Inflorescence pale to dark brown, capitate, mostly with long white hairs at the base but sometimes glabrous; spikelets 2-5 sessile.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bulbostylis johnstonii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bulbostylis johnstonii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bulbostylis johnstonii
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bulbostylis johnstonii
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Bulbostylis johnstonii.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=225640, retrieved 18 February 2025

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