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PLANTS

American sloughgrass

Beckmannia syzigachne

Plants
NativeHerbAnnualYellow flowers
American sloughgrass, photo 1 of 5
American sloughgrass, In flower
American sloughgrass, In fruit
91 cmHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 91 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 34 observations of American sloughgrass in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec11
  2. Capitale-Nationale11
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  4. Côte-Nord3
  5. Estrie2
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

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