Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Brachyelytrum aristosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Brachyelytrum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brachyelytrum aristosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Brachyelytrum septentrionale
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-50-001?:
Brachyelytrum erectum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Brachyelytrum erectum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Brachyelytrum erectum var. septentrionale
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brachyelytrum erectum
COMMON NAME:
Northern Shorthusk
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Brachyelytrum aristosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brachyelytrum aristosum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Brachyelytrum septentrionale
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-50-001?:
Brachyelytrum erectum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Brachyelytrum erectum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Brachyelytrum erectum var. septentrionale
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brachyelytrum erectum
3892
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Look for it in moist forests, mostly at moderate to high elevations, such as northern hardwoods and spruce-fir, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer
FRUIT:
Grain
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