Diarrhena americana Palisot de Beauvois. Common name: Eastern Beakgrain. Phenology: Jul-Aug; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Rich moist forests, usually over calcareous rocks. Distribution: W. VA and WV west to IN, south to TN, sw. NC, and nw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988); disjunct west of the Mississippi in MO, AR, and OK.
ID notes: This species forms large clonal patches.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FNA24, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NS, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va, Brandenburg, Estes, & Collins (1991); = Diarrhena americana P.Beauv. var. americana — C, G, WV; = Korycarpus diandrus (Michx.) Kuntze — S13; = n/a — RAB; < Diarina festucoides Raf. — S; < Diarrhena americana P.Beauv. — F, HC, W. Basionym: Diarrhena americana P.Beauv. 1812 "Urbasionym:" Festuca diandra Moench 1794
Links to other floras: = Diarrhena americana - FNA24
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Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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