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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Glyceria striata var. striata   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Glyceria striata   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)

Glyceria striata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-17-007:

Glyceria striata   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Glyceria striata var. striata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Panicularia striata

 

COMMON NAME:
Fowl Mannagrass


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image of Glyceria striata var. striata, Fowl Mannagrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950    pnd_glst_002_lvd

        

image of Glyceria striata var. striata, Fowl Mannagrass

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_g_striata_stria_0212

April    Catawba County    NC

Spikelets somewhat crowded toward the ends of branchlets, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

image of Glyceria striata var. striata, Fowl Mannagrass

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_g_striata_stria_0213

April    Catawba County    NC

Panicle ovoid, open, nodding, the branches ascending at base, naked below, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

image of Glyceria striata var. striata, Fowl Mannagrass

JK Marlow    jkm220517_7863

May    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Glyceria striata var. striata, Fowl Mannagrass

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_g_striata_striata_1

May    Caldwell County    NC

image of Glyceria striata var. striata, Fowl Mannagrass

JK Marlow    jkm210709_1985

July    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Inflorescence lax & diffuse at maturity, the tips often nodding or drooping, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

image of Glyceria striata var. striata, Fowl Mannagrass

JK Marlow    jkm210709_1987

July    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Leaf blades 2-6mm wide, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Glyceria striata var. striata   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Glyceria striata   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Glyceria striata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-17-007:
Glyceria striata   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Glyceria striata var. striata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicularia striata

 

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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Wet meadows, seepages, bogs, marshes, swamp forests, freshwater tidal marshes, bottomland forests in mesic soils, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer

Inflorescence a panicle

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain red
Grain

 

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