Beckmannia eruciformis
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Beckmannia eruciformis (European slough grass, slough grass) is an annual or short lived perennial in the Poaceae
(grass) family found in shallow marshes or slough
s, and used for animal fodder and forage.
through Siberia
, Kazakhstan
, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe
, and Central Europe
.
It is one of only two species in the Beckmannia
genus; the other being Beckmannia syzigachne
.
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
(grass) family found in shallow marshes or slough
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
s, and used for animal fodder and forage.
Distribution
This species is native in Western Asia, TurkeyTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
through Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
, and Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
.
It is one of only two species in the Beckmannia
Beckmannia
Beckmannia is a small genus of grasses containing two species known generally as sloughgrass. Beckmannia eruciformis is a 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.-External links:**...
genus; the other being Beckmannia syzigachne
Beckmannia syzigachne
Beckmannia syzigachne, American sloughgrass, slough grass, is an annual or short lived perennial bunchgrass in the Poaceae family found in shallow marshes or sloughs....
.