''Glyceria striata'' is a species of ''

Glyceria ''Glyceria'' is a widespread genus of Poaceae, grass family common across Eurasia, Australia, North Africa, and the Americas. ''Glyceria'' is known commonly as mannagrass in the United States, or, in the UK, sweet-grass. These are perennial Rhi ...

'' which is known by the common names fowl mannagrass and ridged glyceria. It is native to much of

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

, from

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

and northern

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

to northern

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. It is a common

bunchgrass Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perennia ...

species found in wet areas, often in forests. ''Glyceria striata'' bears erect stems exceeding a meter in maximum height and firm, narrow leaves. The spreading branches of the

inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...

hold oval-shaped to nearly round spikelets each with generally fewer than six florets.

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Glyceria striata''USDA Plants Profile''Glyceria striata'' - Photo gallery
striata Bunchgrasses of North America Grasses of the United States Grasses of Canada Grasses of Mexico Native grasses of California Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Pooideae-stub