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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Beckmannia |
| Species: | B. syzigachne
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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
edit- ^ The Plant List, Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Beckmannia syzigachne". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Flora of China, 菵草 wang cao Beckmannia syzigachne (Steudel) Fernald, Rhodora. 30: 27. 1928.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ^ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1928. The North American and East Asian Beckmannia. Rhodora 30(350):24- 27
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture NRCS Plant Fact Sheet for B. syzigachne Retrieved 2010-03-07.
External links
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