Bulbostylis hispidula (Afrikaans: fynbiesie, "fine rush") is a plant native to South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, and Namibia.

The subspecies pyriformis can be found in all South African provinces except Western Cape.

[1] The species has an almost pan-tropical range: Central and northern South America; western, central, northeastern, eastern, and southern Africa, and southern Madagascar.

[2] Bulbostylis hispidula is an annual or perennial plant with clumped seeds and a woody, fragrant root stock.

Sepals are light green and range from very hairy to almost bare.