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Beckmannia syzigachne

(Steud.) Fern.

American Sloughgrass

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150035
Element CodePMPOA0W010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusBeckmannia
Other Common Names
American sloughgrass (EN) Beckmannie à écailles unies (FR) Beckmann's Grass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-04-08
Change Date1984-02-14
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSNANo
LabradorSNRYes
QuebecS3Yes
Nova ScotiaSNANo
OntarioS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
ManitobaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
NevadaS3Yes
VermontSNANo
New MexicoSNRYes
MaineSNANo
IdahoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
NebraskaS4Yes
IowaS2Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
ArizonaS2Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
KansasSNRYes
IllinoisS1Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
MichiganS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Steele SwampModoc National Forest18,958
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Mt. BaldyHelena National Forest16,362
Snowcrest MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,649
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Jackson CreekOkanogan National Forest7,791
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
South ForkShoshone National Forest64,903
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.