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

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

Brachyelytrum erectum
Photo: Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. · Public domain

Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv.. Brachyelytrum erectum, known as the southern shorthusk or the southern long-awned woodgrass, is a perennial grass native to North America. Its specific epithet "erectum" refers to the erect culms of the grass. Its diploid number is 22.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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