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American sloughgrass

Beckmannia syzigachne

Also called American Slough Grass, Beckmann's Grass, Sloughgrass, Slough Grass

American sloughgrass
Photo: Sheri Hagwood, Public domain
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Annual, Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
European Russia to Russian Far East, Subarctic America to N. & W. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Beckmannia syzigachne, the American sloughgrass, or slough grass, is an annual or short-lived perennial bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae, found in shallow marshes or sloughs.

Beckmannia syzigachne is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.

Other Beckmannia plants

European Slough Grass · Sloughgrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Beckmannia syzigachne by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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