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Beckmannia eruciformis

Beckmannia eruciformis
Beckmannia eruciformis - Berlin Botanical Garden - IMG 8543.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Beckmannia
Species: B. eruciformis
Binomial name
Beckmannia eruciformis
(L.) Host


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.

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.


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