PLANTS Profile for Glyceria maxima (reed mannagrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.
reed mannagrass

Symbol:

GLMA3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I


Common Names:
	reed meadow grass
	reed sweet grass

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Photo of Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Netherlands. Usage Requirements.

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Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

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Synonyms:
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

	GLSP2	Glyceria spectabilis Mert. & W.D.J. Koch
	MOMA4	Molinia maxima Hartm.

Distribution:
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, MA, WI), CAN (BC, NF, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 18 species in Glyceria

Classification:
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

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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 maxima (Hartm.) Holmb. – reed mannagrass

Noxious Weed Information:
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
reed mannagrass		Potentially invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
tall mannagrass, reed mannagrass		Prohibited

U.S. Weed Information:
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

reed mannagrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40846.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.

Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service: abstract & illustration

TNC: Wildland Invasive Species Program

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 11:00 AM MDT