genus
Sloughgrass
Beckmannia
Field notes
Beckmannia is a small genus of grasses containing two species known generally as sloughgrass. Beckmannia eruciformis is an Eurasian perennial, and Beckmannia syzigachne is an annual grass found in North America and Asia. The genus was named for the German scientist Johann Beckmann.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Plant type
- Annual Ornamental grasses and sedges
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native sloughgrass All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.