Family: Poaceae
American glyceria, American manna grass, reed manna grass
[Glyceria grandis f. pallescens S.Watson, more...]
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Robert W. Freckmann
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium (UWSP)
Etymology: Glyceria: Greek for "sweet" from taste of the grain
Plants: perennial, semi-aquatic grass
Habitat: meadows, streams, lakeshores
Plants: perennial, semi-aquatic grass
Habitat: meadows, streams, lakeshores
Marshes, beaver meadows, along rivers, alder thickets, lakeshores and lake swales, bogs, wet fields, sedge meadows, streams, ponds, wet cliffs, river ledges, along roadsides and railroads, ditches, wet prairies, low trails and pools in upland woods, swampy woods of maple-birch-oak-basswood, white cedar, tamarack-black spruce, black ash, birch-tamarack-red maple, green ash. Like many common wetland plants, this species is found throughout the entire state.
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 6 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Grasses of Iowa: Detailed photographs, descriptions, maps Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food
Alberta Government: "The identification of certain native and naturalized grasses by their vegetative characters", S.E. Clarke, J.A. Campbell and W. Shevkenek. 1950.
(Publication no. 762 ; Technical bulletin no. 50). Drawings, descriptions. USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc.
Alberta Government: "The identification of certain native and naturalized grasses by their vegetative characters", S.E. Clarke, J.A. Campbell and W. Shevkenek. 1950.
(Publication no. 762 ; Technical bulletin no. 50). Drawings, descriptions. USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc.
Robert W. Freckmann
Robert W. Freckmann
Emmet J. Judziewicz
