PLANTS Profile for Brachyelytrum erectum (bearded shorthusk)

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PLANTS Profile

Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv.
bearded shorthusk

Symbol:

BRER2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv.

©Robert Soreng. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv.

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Distribution:
Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv.


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Brachyelytrum

Classification:
Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv.

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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 erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv. – bearded shorthusk

More Accounts and Images:
Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41527.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 09:02 AM CDT