Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Brachyelytrum aristosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Brachyelytrum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brachyelytrum aristosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Brachyelytrum septentrionale
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-50-001?:
Brachyelytrum erectum FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Brachyelytrum erectum var. septentrionale
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Brachyelytrum erectum
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brachyelytrum erectum
COMMON NAME:
Northern Shorthusk
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Brachyelytrum aristosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brachyelytrum aristosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Brachyelytrum septentrionale
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-50-001?:
Brachyelytrum erectum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Brachyelytrum erectum var. septentrionale
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Brachyelytrum erectum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brachyelytrum erectum
3892
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests, mostly at moderate to high elevations, such as northern hardwoods and spruce-fir, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer
FRUIT:
Grain
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