Beckmannia eruciformis

Beckmannia eruciformis
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^[1] 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.

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 Beckmannia genus; the other being Beckmannia syzigachne.

References

1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
2. USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) entry for B. eruciformis Retrieved 2010-06-05.

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