''Beckmannia'' is a small
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
grasses
Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...
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
Johann Beckmann (1739–1811) was a German scientific author and coiner of the word technology, to mean the science of trades. He was the first man to teach technology and write about it as an academic subject.
Life
He was born on 4 June 1739 at ...
.
See also
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List of Poaceae genera
Poaceae, also known as the true grasses, is the fourth largest plant family in the world with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the b ...
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentGrass Manual Treatment
Pooideae
Poaceae genera
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