Family:
Poaceae
Common Name(s):
American beakgrain
Flowering Time:
June
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign:
Caryopsis (seed) turns golden brown, tan, or brown
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates:
Mid September to late October
Seed Cleaning:
None required
Storage:
Dry
Restoration Potential:
Proven performer (by rhizomes)
Notes
Transplants had 31% survival after seven years in a study converting lawn to forest (DeJong et al. 2017). Forms dense colonies due to extensive rhizomatous growth (Steyermark 1963, Mabry, personal observation).
High germination and survival in a greenhouse trial (Mabry and Mottl, personal observation); however, experimental seed addition in a small field study failed to produce seedlings (Brudvig et al. 2011).
