Characteristics
Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.) P. Beauv.
southern shorthusk
Mesic to dry-mesic hardwood forests often in warmer and more southern sites than B. aristosum. Sometimes in calcareous sites.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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This name was sometimes used in the broad sense including B. aristosum (e.g. House 1924, Smith 1965, Mitchell 1986).
Native
FACU (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
Saarela et al. (2003).
Classification
Monocots
Poales
Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.) P. Beauv. - southern shorthusk
Citation
Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.) P. Beauv.
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Species Distribution Map
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