Elymus hystrix

Bottlebrush grass
Inflorescences
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Elymus
Species: E. hystrix
Binomial name
Elymus hystrix
L.

Elymus hystrix, known as bottlebrush grass, is a bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae.

It is native to the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada.

Description

Elymus hystrix is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on erect stems. The flowers are white, borne in spring.

See also

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