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

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native sloughgrass All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.