Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreber) Palisot de Beauvois. Common Shorthusk. Phen: Jun-Aug. Hab: Mesic forests, in the Mountains at lower elevations than B. aristosum. Dist: MA, NY, OH, MI, and s. WI south to Panhandle FL and e. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA24, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, WH3, WV, Saarela et al (2003), Tucker (1988); = Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.) P.Beauv. var. erectum – C, F; < Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.) P.Beauv. – G, HC, RAB, S, S13, Tat, W

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 2