''Beckmannia'' is a small
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
grasses
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns a ...
containing two species known generally as sloughgrass. ''
Beckmannia eruciformis
''Beckmannia eruciformis'', the European slough-grass or slough grass, is an annual or short lived perennial in the grass family, Poaceae, found in shallow marshes or sloughs, and used for animal fodder and forage.
Distribution
This species is ...
'' is a Eurasian perennial, and ''
Beckmannia syzigachne
''Beckmannia syzigachne'', the American sloughgrass, or slough grass, is an annual plant, annual or short-lived perennial plant, perennial bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae, found in shallow marshes or slough (hydrology), sloughs.
''Beckm ...
'' 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 H ...
.
See also
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List of Poaceae genera
The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, 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 bamboos, and several i ...
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentGrass Manual Treatment
Pooideae
Poaceae genera
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