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Beckmannia
Sign in to saveBeckmannia 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
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Named after
- Johann Beckmann
- Image
- Beckmannia syzigachne 01.jpg
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- Beckmannia
- taxon name
- Beckmannia
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- topic's main category
- Category:Beckmannia
- taxon common name
- 菵草属
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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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