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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Glyceria striata var. striata
FAMILY
Poaceae
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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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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_glst_002_lvd
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7863
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm240508_9167_inf
May Greenville County SC
Spikelets somewhat crowded toward the ends of branchlets, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm240508_9168_leaves
May Greenville County SC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_g_striata_striata_1
May Caldwell County NC
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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).
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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
616
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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