Beckmannia syzigachne

Beckmannia syzigachne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Beckmannia
Species:	B. syzigachne
Binomial name
	Beckmannia syzigachne; (Steud.) Fernald
Synonyms
	Beckmannia baicalensis Hultén; Beckmannia hirsutiflora (Roshev.) Prob.; Panicum syzigachne Steud.;

Beckmannia syzigachne, the American sloughgrass, or slough grass, is an annual or short-lived perennial bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae, found in shallow marshes or sloughs.

Beckmannia syzigachne is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.

Beckmannia syzigachne is one of only two species in the genus Beckmannia; the other being Beckmannia eruciformis.

Genomics

A chromosome-level genome assembly of Beckmannia syzigachne was published in 2026. The genome size is approximately 3.19 Gb, with 90.3% of the assembly anchored to 7 chromosomes. The assembly has a BUSCO completeness of 97.1%, and 36,944 protein-coding genes were predicted.

References

↑ The Plant List, Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald
↑ NRCS. "Beckmannia syzigachne". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 January 2016.
↑ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 371. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
1 2 Flora of China, 菵草 wang cao Beckmannia syzigachne (Steudel) Fernald, Rhodora. 30: 27. 1928.
↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
↑ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1928. The North American and East Asian Beckmannia. Rhodora 30(350):24- 27
↑ United States Department of Agriculture NRCS Plant Fact Sheet for B. syzigachne Retrieved 2010-03-07.
↑ Tang, Wei; Yin, Chuanlin; Gao, Huangjie; Lu, Zhongxian; Lu, Yongliang; Xu, Hongxing (2026). "Chromosome level genome assembly of the American sloughgrass (Beckmannia syzigachne)". Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s41597-026-06836-w. PMID 41991939.

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[1] The Plant List, Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald

[2] NRCS. "Beckmannia syzigachne". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 January 2016.

[3] English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 371. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.

[kelly-4] 1 2 Flora of China, 菵草 wang cao Beckmannia syzigachne (Steudel) Fernald, Rhodora. 30: 27. 1928.

[5] Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map

[6] Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1928. The North American and East Asian Beckmannia. Rhodora 30(350):24- 27

[7] United States Department of Agriculture NRCS Plant Fact Sheet for B. syzigachne Retrieved 2010-03-07.

[Beckmannia2026SciData-8] Tang, Wei; Yin, Chuanlin; Gao, Huangjie; Lu, Zhongxian; Lu, Yongliang; Xu, Hongxing (2026). "Chromosome level genome assembly of the American sloughgrass (Beckmannia syzigachne)". Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s41597-026-06836-w. PMID 41991939.