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Bulbostylis capillaris
densetuft hairsedge, threadleaf beakseed
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Bulbostylis capillaris (L.) Kunth ex C.B. Clarke
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Cyperaceae, Genus Bulbostylis, Species Bulbostylis capillaris


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S4; VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Bend National Park
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chiricahua National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	El Malpais National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/15/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 7:12:41 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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