Beckmannia

{{Short description|Genus of grasses}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Beckmannia syzigachne 01.jpg

|image_caption = Beckmannia syzigachne

|display_parents = 4

|taxon = Beckmannia

|authority = Host

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision =

Beckmannia eruciformis

Beckmannia syzigachne

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{{Commons category|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.{{cite web|url=http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/beckmann.htm |title=The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references |accessdate=2009-08-19 |author=Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. |year=2008 |work=The Grass Genera of the World |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113203125/http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/beckmann.htm |archivedate=2007-11-13 }}