PLANTS Profile for Beckmannia syzigachne (American sloughgrass)

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Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald
American sloughgrass

Symbol:

BESY

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Photo of Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald

Gary Larson. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald

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Synonyms:
Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald

	BEER2	Beckmannia eruciformis auct. non (L.) Host
	BEERB	Beckmannia eruciformis (L.) Host ssp. baicalensis (Kusnez.) Hultén
	BEERU	Beckmannia eruciformis (L.) Host var. uniflora Scribn. ex A. Gray
	BESYB	Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald ssp. baicalensis (Kusnez.) Koyama & Kawano
	BESYU	Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald var. uniflora (Scribn. ex A. Gray) B. Boivin

Distribution:
Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 1 species in Beckmannia

Classification:
Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Beckmannia Host – sloughgrass
Species	Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald – American sloughgrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
American slough grass		Endangered
Michigan:
slough grass		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Beckmannia eruciformis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41325.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 08/30/2009 09:01 AM MDT