Diarrhena obovata (Gleason) Brandenburg. Common name: Western Beakgrain. Phenology: Jul-Aug; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Alluvial forests, other moist forests. Distribution: Sw. PA and IN west to SD, KA, south to w. VA, c. TN, and ne. TX. First reported for VA by Fleming & Ludwig (1996). The floodplain of the Potomac River (in Fairfax County, VA) has a number of disjuncts of species with more midwestern affinities, including Diarrhena obovata, Erigenia bulbosa, Valeriana pauciflora, and Erythronium albidum (Fleming & Ludwig 1996).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, ETx1, FNA24, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va, Brandenburg, Estes, & Collins (1991); = Diarrhena americana P.Beauv. var. obovata Gleason — C, G, WV; < Diarina festucoides Raf. — S; < Diarrhena americana P.Beauv. — F, HC, Tx, W. Basionym: Diarrhena americana P.Beauv. var. obovata Gleason 1952
Links to other floras: = Diarrhena obovata - FNA24
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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