''Brachyelytrum erectum'', known as the southern shorthusk or the southern long-awned woodgrass, is a perennial grass native to North America. Its specific epithet "''erectum''" refers to the erect
culms of the grass. Its diploid number is 22.
Description
''Brachyelytrum erectum'' grows characteristically erect culms tall with pilose nodes. Its
hispid
Trichomes (); ) are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists. They are of diverse structure and function. Examples are hairs, glandular hairs, scales, and papillae. A covering of any kind of hair on a pl ...
leaf sheaths tend to bend backwards, and its very scabrous leaf blades are long and wide.