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Glyceria acutiflora Torr.
creeping mannagrass

       
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Line Drawing of Glyceria acutiflora Torr.
Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.
 
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Glyceria acutiflora Torr.

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Synonyms:
Glyceria acutiflora Torr.

  PAAC8 Panicularia acutiflora (Torr.) Kuntze
 

Distribution:
Glyceria acutiflora Torr.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, CT, DE, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Glyceria acutiflora Torr.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 18 species in Glyceria
 

Classification:
Glyceria acutiflora Torr.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Glyceria R. Br. – mannagrass
Species Glyceria acutiflora Torr. – creeping mannagrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Glyceria acutiflora Torr.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
sharp-scaled manna-grass              Endangered
Kentucky:
sharp-scaled manna grass              Threatened
Maine:
sharp-scaled manna-grass              Endangered
Maryland:
sharp-scaled mannagrass              Endangered
Michigan:
manna grass              Probably Extirpated
New Hampshire:
sharp flowered manna-grass              Endangered
Ohio:
sharp-glumed manna-grass              Endangered
Tennessee:
sharp-scaled mannagrass              Special Concern
Vermont:
sharp manna-grass              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Glyceria acutiflora Torr.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Glyceria acutiflora Torr.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40834.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/20/2008 10:14 PM MDT