Brachyelytrum


Brachyelytrum is a genus of North American and East Asian plants in the grass family, classified in its own tribe Brachyelytreae.
Molecular phylogenetic study has indicated that Brachyelytrum is the earliest diverging lineage in the subfamily Pooideae, a lineage that includes many of the world's major cereal crops such as barley, wheat, and oats.
; SpeciesBrachyelytrum aristosum Trel. from Ontario to Newfoundland south through Great Lakes region + Appalachian MountainsBrachyelytrum erectum P.Beauv - from Ontario to Newfoundland south to Texas + FloridaBrachyelytrum japonicum Matsum. ex Honda - Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Japan, Jeju Island in South Korea
; formerly included
see Muhlenbergia PseudobromusBrachyelytrum africanum - Pseudobromus africanusBrachyelytrum pringlei - Muhlenbergia diversiglumis
  • ''Brachyelytrum silvaticum - Pseudobromus africanus''