Poaceae
Northern shorthusk
Brachyelytrum aristosum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Brachyelytrum
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Brachyelytrum aristosumPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Northern shorthusk
Synonyms
- Brachyelytrum aristatum Roem. & Schult.
- Brachyelytrum aristosum var. aristosum
- Brachyelytrum erectum var. septentrionale Babel
- Brachyelytrum septentrionale (Babel) G.C.Tucker
- Dilepyrum aristosum Michx.
- Muhlenbergia aristata Pers.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.