Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) P. Beauv. ex Branner & Coville

Northern Long-awned Wood Grass

Synonyms: Dilepyrum aristosum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Poaceae

Genus: Brachyelytrum

Species: Brachyelytrum aristosum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Brachyelytrum aristosum