Diarrhena americana

Diarrhena americana
	Diarrhena americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Diarrhena
Species:	D. americana
Binomial name
	Diarrhena americana; P.Beauv.

Diarrhena americana, also known as American beak grass or American beakgrain, is a native, perennial grass of North America,^[1], where it grows in rich, moist woodlands from Missouri to Maryland and south to Oklahoma and Alabama. ^[2] It is considered to be threatened in Michigan, and is listed as endangered in Maryland and Wisconsin. ^[3] Culms range from 60–131 cm in height.

Synonyms

Diarina festucoides Raf.
Korycarpus arundinaceus Zea ex Lag.

References

^ "Diarrhena americana 'Beauv.'" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-05-30.
^ "Utah State University: Intermountain Herbarium". Retrieved 2010-06-05.
^ "USDA plant database". Retrieved 2009-05-30.

Brandenburg, D.M., J.R. Estes, and S.L. Collins. 1991. A revision of Diarrhena (Poaceae) in the United States. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 118:128–136.
Koyama, T. and S. Kawano. 1964. Critical taxa of grasses with North American and eastern Asiatic distribution. Canad. J. Bot. 42:859–864.
Tateoka, T. 1960. Cytology in grass systematics: A critical review. Nucleus (Calcutta) 3:81–110.

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[1] "Diarrhena americana 'Beauv.'" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-05-30.

[2] "Utah State University: Intermountain Herbarium". Retrieved 2010-06-05.

[3] "USDA plant database". Retrieved 2009-05-30.

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