Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Brachyelytrum erectum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Bearded Shorthusk from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brachyelytrum erectum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Brachyelytrum erectum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Brachyelytrum erectum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Brachyelytrum erectum
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. erectum
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:
Bearded Shorthusk, Common Shorthusk
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_brer2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_brer2_002_lvd
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmberectum_lec1
June
Panicle open, narrow; branches strongly ascending, slightly rough to the touch, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm220701_8784
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm220701_8785
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm220701_8802
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210824_2979
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
The well-spaced leaves taper to a fine point and are 3.5-7" long, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm210824_2982
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Inflorescence ~ 4-7" long, spikelets strongly ascending with very long awns, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm210824_2984
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210824_2985
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210824_2986
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm230907_5320
September Greenville County SC
Greenville Watershed
The stems grow 1-3 feet tall and lean over nearly parallel to the ground, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Brachyelytrum erectum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brachyelytrum erectum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Brachyelytrum erectum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Brachyelytrum erectum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Brachyelytrum erectum
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. erectum
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
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic forests, in the Mountains at lower elevations than B. aristosum, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon in GA Mountains & SC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer
FRUIT:
Summer
Grain
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