PLANTS Profile for Brachyelytrum aristosum (northern shorthusk)

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PLANTS Profile

Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel.
northern shorthusk

Symbol:

BRAR9

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

More Information:

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Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel.

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Synonyms:
Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel.

BRARG	Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel. var. glabratum Vasey ex Millsp.
BRERG	Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv. var. glabratum (Vasey ex Millsp.) Koyama & Kawano
BRERS	Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv. var. septentrionale Babel
BRSE2	Brachyelytrum septentrionale (Babel) G. Tucker	northern shorthusk

Distribution:
Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, GA, IA, MA, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Brachyelytrum

Classification:
Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Brachyelytrum P. Beauv. – shorthusk
Species	Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel. – northern shorthusk

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
Brachyelytrum erectum var. septentrionale
northern shorthusk		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 11:06 PM CDT