[Grasses of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

American Sloughgrass, Sloughgrass

Beckmannia syzigachne

Synonyms: Beckmannia eruciformis, Beckmannia eruciformis ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia eruciformis var. uniflora, Beckmannia syzigachne ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia syzigachne var. uniflora

Inflorescence of American Sloughgrass, Sloughgrass: Beckmannia syzigachne (Synonyms: Beckmannia eruciformis, Beckmannia eruciformis ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia eruciformis var. uniflora, Beckmannia syzigachne ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia syzigachne var. uniflora) -- Inflorescence of American Sloughgrass, Sloughgrass: Beckmannia syzigachne (Synonyms: Beckmannia eruciformis, Beckmannia eruciformis ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia eruciformis var. uniflora, Beckmannia syzigachne ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia syzigachne var. uniflora)

Close-up views of the maturing fruits ot american sloughgrass as seen in vernal pools above Horsethief Butte to the east of the junction of US 197 and Washington Highway 14 in the eastern Columbia River Gorge........July 10, 2009.

American Sloughgrass, Sloughgrass: Beckmannia syzigachne (Synonyms: Beckmannia eruciformis, Beckmannia eruciformis ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia eruciformis var. uniflora, Beckmannia syzigachne ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia syzigachne var. uniflora)

American sloughgrass as seen in vernal pools above Horsethief Butte to the east of the junction of US 197 and Washington Highway 14 in the eastern Columbia River Gorge........July 10, 2009.

Close-up of the inflorescence of American Sloughgrass, Sloughgrass: Beckmannia syzigachne (Synonyms: Beckmannia eruciformis, Beckmannia eruciformis ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia eruciformis var. uniflora, Beckmannia syzigachne ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia syzigachne var. uniflora) - American Sloughgrass, Sloughgrass: Beckmannia syzigachne (Synonyms: Beckmannia eruciformis, Beckmannia eruciformis ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia eruciformis var. uniflora, Beckmannia syzigachne ssp. baicalensis, Beckmannia syzigachne var. uniflora)

Additional images of american sloughgrass as seen in vernal ponds at the Sondino Unit, Klickitat State Wildlife Area........June 6, 2012.

Paul Slichter