Poaceae
American beakgrain
Diarrhena americana
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Diarrhena
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- American beakgrain
Synonyms
- Diarina festucoides Raf.
- Diarina sylvatica Raf.
- Diarrhena americana var. americana
- Diarrhena arundinacea (Zea ex Lag.) Rydb.
- Diarrhena diandra Alph.Wood
- Diarrhena festucoides Fernald
- Festuca americana Michx. ex P.Beauv.
- Korycarpus diandrus Kuntze
- Roemeria zeae Roem. & Schult.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.