Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.) P. Beauv.

Southern Long-awned Wood Grass

Synonyms: Brachyelytrum aristosum var. glabratum, Dilepyrum erectum, Muhlenbergia erecta, Muhlenbergia brachyelytrum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Poaceae

Genus: Brachyelytrum

Species: Brachyelytrum erectum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
NH - State Indeterminate
VT - state rank: S2S3

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

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

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Brachyelytrum erectum