Common Name:
BEAK GRASS
Synonym:
Diarrhena americana
|
Coefficient of Conservatism:
9
Coefficient of Wetness:
-3
Wetness Index:
FACW
Physiognomy:
Nt P-Grass
Status:
T
R. W. Smith
D. americana of Michigan Flora.
Very local: floodplain swamps, river banks.
The uppermost florets in each spikelet are sterile. The firm leathery lemma and palea are widely spread at maturity by the conspicuous, bilaterally symmetrical swollen fruit. Forms large patches with glossy foliage where abundant.
Locations
|
Allegan County
|
|
Barry County
|
|
Berrien County
|
|
Clinton County
|
|
Eaton County
|
|
Genesee County
|
|
Hillsdale County
|
|
Ingham County
|
|
Ionia County
|
|
Kalamazoo County
|
|
Kent County
|
|
Lenawee County
|
|
Midland County
|
|
Monroe County
|
|
Ottawa County
|
|
Shiawassee County
|
|
Wayne County
|
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. January 26, 2020. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2066.