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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Glyceria septentrionalis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Glyceria from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Glyceria septentrionalis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Glyceria septentrionalis var. septentrionalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-17-001:
Glyceria septentrionalis FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Glyceria septentrionalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicularia septentrionalis
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Mannagrass, Floating Mannagrass
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_g_septentrionalis1
May Moore County NC
Panicle 20-40cm long, branches to 10cm long, often spreading at anthesis, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_g_septentrionalis2
May Moore County NC
Spikelets terete or nearly so in cross-section, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_g_septentrionalis2b
May Moore County NC
Spikelets 1-2cm long, 6-12 flowered, the florets rather loosely imbricate, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Glyceria septentrionalis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Glyceria septentrionalis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Glyceria septentrionalis var. septentrionalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-17-001:
Glyceria septentrionalis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Glyceria septentrionalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicularia septentrionalis
2250
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Shallow water, wet mucky soils, floodplain sloughs, cypress ponds, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon (rare in Mountains, rare in GA)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain dark red
Grain
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