Glyceria striata

Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = "Glyceria striata"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
subfamilia = Pooideae
genus = "Glyceria"
species = "G. striata"
binomial = "Glyceria striata"
binomial_authority = (Lam.) Hitchc.

"Glyceria striata" is a species of mannagrass known by the common names fowl mannagrass and ridged glyceria. It is native to much of North America, from Alaska and northern Canada to northern Mexico. It is a common species found in wet areas, often in forests. It bears erect stems exceeding a meter in maximum height and firm, narrow leaves. The spreading branches of the inflorescence hold oval-shaped to nearly round spikelets each with generally fewer than six florets.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,9033,9039 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GLST USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Glyceria+striata Photo gallery]