Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Scientific name Beckmannia eruciformis | Order Poales Genus Beckmannia Rank Species | |
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Similar Beckmannia, Beckmannia syzigachne, Bidens trichosperma, Bromus bromoideus, Bolboschoenus laticarpus | ||
Beckmannia eruciformis, the European slough-grass or slough grass, is an annual or short lived perennial in the Poaceae (grass) family found in shallow marshes or sloughs, and used for animal fodder and forage.
Distribution
This species is native in Western Asia, Turkey through Siberia, Kazakhstan, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Europe.
It is one of only two species in the Beckmannia genus; the other being Beckmannia syzigachne.
References
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