What is "brittlestem"

n. A plant of the genus ''Psathyrotes'' of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.

Brittlestem is a common name for several organisms and may refer to:

• Mabrya acerifolia, a plant in the Plantaginaceae family, native to Arizona
• Psathyrella, a genus of fungi
• Psathyrotes, a genus of North American plants in the Asteraceae family
• Pseudobahia heermannii, a species of plant endemic to California