Poaceae
Bearded shorthusk
Brachyelytrum erectum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Brachyelytrum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 短穎草, 短颖草
- English
- Bearded shorthusk
- French
- Brachyélytre
Synonyms
- Agrostis erecta (Schreb.) Spreng.
- Brachyelytrum aristatum var. engelmannii A.Gray
- Brachyelytrum aristosum var. glabratum Vasey
- Brachyelytrum erectum subsp. erectum
- Brachyelytrum erectum var. erectum
- Brachyelytrum erectum var. glabratum (Vasey) T.Koyama & Kawano
- Dilepyrum erectum (Schreb.) Farw.
- Muhlenbergia brachyelytrum Trin.
- Muhlenbergia erecta Schreb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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Photo: Jeff Wilson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeff Wilson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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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.