Beckmannia syzigachne

Beckmannia syzigachne, the American sloughgrass,[2][3] or slough grass, is an annual or short-lived perennial bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae, found in shallow marshes or sloughs.[4]

Beckmannia syzigachne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Beckmannia
Species:
B. syzigachne
Binomial name
Beckmannia syzigachne
Synonyms[1]
  • Beckmannia baicalensis Hultén
  • Beckmannia hirsutiflora (Roshev.) Prob.
  • Panicum syzigachne Steud.

Beckmannia syzigachne is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.[4][5][6]

Beckmannia syzigachne is one of only two species in the genus Beckmannia; the other being Beckmannia eruciformis.[7]

References
  1. The Plant List, Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald
  2. "Beckmannia syzigachne". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 371. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
  4. Flora of China, 菵草 wang cao Beckmannia syzigachne (Steudel) Fernald, Rhodora. 30: 27. 1928.
  5. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  6. Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1928. The North American and East Asian Beckmannia. Rhodora 30(350):24- 27
  7. United States Department of Agriculture NRCS Plant Fact Sheet for B. syzigachne Retrieved 2010-03-07.

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