Family: Poaceae
bearded shorthusk, long-awned wood grass, southern shorthusk
[Brachyelytrum erectum var. erectum (Schreb.) P.Beauv.]
Etymology: Brachyelytrum: Greek names for "short" and "husk" referring to minute glumes
Plants: perennial grass
Plants: perennial grass
Forests of sugar maple-beech, maple-oak, oak-pine, oak-hickory, sugar maple-basswood, hemlock-hardwoods, maple-pine. This species occurs mainly south of the Tension Zone but extends sporadically north of it.
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 7 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos