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Beckmannia

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Beckmannia is a small genus of grasses containing two species known generally as sloughgrass. Beckmannia eruciformis is a Eurasian perennial, and Beckmannia syzigachne is an annual grass found in North America and Asia. The genus was named for the German scientist Johann Beckmann.

Species

american slough grass

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Native toAlaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California
Observations2,285
Observations recorded14,621

Durup, Salling, Danmark

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
119
With media
45
Family
Poaceae
Collections
US, EMC, CAS, NHA, MO, COLO
Recorded in
China, United States, Russia, Iran, Japan, Canada

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Beckmannia is a small genus of grasses containing two species known generally as sloughgrass. Beckmannia eruciformis is a Eurasian perennial, and Beckmannia syzigachne is an annual grass found in North America and Asia. The genus was named for the German scientist Johann Beckmann.

==See also== List of Poaceae genera

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