Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb. (redirected from: Glyceria spectabilis)
Family: Poaceae
[Glyceria spectabilis Mert. & W.D.J.Koch,  more...]
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Emmet J. Judziewicz  
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Pat Trochlell  
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium (UWSP)  
Etymology: Maxima (Latin) - greatest 
Plants: perennial, rhizomatous, semi-aquatic grass, with unbranched stem up to 2.5 m tall 
Leaves: blades flat or slightly folded, 2 cm wide x 22-29 cm long, shallowly grooved with prominent mid-ribs, apex acute, margins with stiff, short hairs; sheaths rough with reddish-brown band at the junction with the leaf 
Ligule: 5 mm wide, acute at apex
Inflorescence: panicle 15-30 cm long; spikelets 5-8 mm long; glumes keeled; lemmas 3 mm long, ovate, obtuse 
Habitat: meadows, streams, lakeshores
Glyceria maxima is an aggressive exotic weed.
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Pat Trochlell  
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Trochlell, Pat  
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Trochlell, Pat  
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Steve C. Garske  
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Kurt Stüber  
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Emmet J. Judziewicz  
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Steve C. Garske  
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Glyceria maxima image
Glyceria maxima image
Steve C. Garske  
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