Diarrhena americana

Diarrhena americana
Botanical illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Diarrhena
Species:
D. americana
Binomial name
Diarrhena americana
Synonyms
  • Festuca diandra Michx 1803 not Moench 1794
  • Diarina festucoides Raf.
  • Korycarpus arundinaceus Zea ex Lag.
  • Roemeria zeae Roem. & Schult.
  • Corycarpus diandrus Kuntze
  • Diarina sylvatica Raf.
  • Diarrhena arundinacea (Zea ex Lag.) Rydb.
  • Diarrhena festucoides (Raf.) Fernald
  • Festuca diandra Michx.

Diarrhena americana, also known as American beak grass or American beakgrain, is a native, perennial bunchgrass of North America.[2][3]

Historically, Diarrhena americana was the only species of beak grass recognized in the United States; however studies have suggested that the known beak grass is to be classified into two distinct species, Diarrhena americana and Diarrhena obovata.[4]

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