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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)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
NevadaS3Yes
KansasSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MaineSNANo
UtahSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
ArizonaS2Yes
IllinoisS1Yes
MissouriSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
IowaS2Yes
MichiganS2Yes
OhioSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
NebraskaS4Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
VermontSNANo
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
LabradorSNRYes
ManitobaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
New BrunswickSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
QuebecS3Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaSNANo
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.