| Family |
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
| Scientific name |
Beckmannia syzigachne (Steudel) Fernald |
| Synonyms |
Beckmannia baicalensis (I.V. Kuznetzow) Hultén; Beckmannia erucaeformis
(L.) Host; Beckmannia eruciformis (L.) Host; Beckmannia eruciformis (L.)
Host subsp. baicalensis (I.V. Kuznetzow) Hultén; Beckmannia eruciformis
(L.) Host subsp. syzigachne (Steudel) Breitung; Beckmannia eruciformis
(L.) Host var. baicalensis I.V. Kuznetzow; Beckmannia eruciformis (L.)
Host var. uniflora Scribner ex A. Gray; Beckmannia syzigachne (Steudel)
Fernald subsp. baicalensis (I.V. Kuznetzow) T. Koyama & Kawano; Beckmannia
syzigachne (Steudel) Fernald var. uniflora (Scribner ex A. Gray) B. Boivin;
Panicum syzigachne Steudel; Phalaris eruciformis L. |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) kadzunoko-gusa [herring roe grass] |
| (English common name) American slough grass, slough grass |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Caucasus, Turkey,
Europe, Canada, USA |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=14 |
| Description |
Plants 30-90cm. Leaves 7-20cm length, 0.5-1cm width. Flowers inflorescences
15-35cm. spikelets 3-3.5mm, flowering in May to July. Annual or winter
annual plants. |
| Reference |
Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald |
| Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fern. |
| Beckmannia syzigachne |
| Beckmannia eruciformis (L.) Host |
| Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald |
