Biology:Beckmannia eruciformis

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Short description: Species of grass

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

Beckmannia eruciformis, the European slough-grass[1] 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 native in Western Asia, Turkey through Siberia, Kazakhstan, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Europe.[2]

It is one of only two species in the genus Beckmannia; the other being Beckmannia syzigachne.

References

  1. (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17 
  2. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Beckmannia eruciformis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2010-06-05 }}
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Wikidata ☰ Q4878758 entry