| Diarrhena americana | |
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| Diarrhena americana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Diarrhena |
| Species: | D. americana |
| Binomial name | |
| Diarrhena americana P.Beauv. |
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Diarrhena americana, also known as American beak grass or American beakgrain, is a native, perennial grass of North America,[1], where it grows in rich, moist woodlands from Missouri to Maryland and south to Oklahoma and Alabama. [2] It is considered to be threatened in Michigan, and is listed as endangered in Maryland and Wisconsin. [3] Culms range from 60–131 cm in height.