Glyceria

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Glyceria
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Glyceria striata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Melicodae
Tribe: Meliceae
Genus: Glyceria
R.Br. 1810 not Nutt. 1818 (syn of Hydrocotyle in Apiaceae)
Type species
Glyceria fluitans
Synonyms [1]
  • ExydraEndl.
  • HemibromusSteud.
  • HydrochloaHartm. 1819), illegitimate homonym not P.Beauv. 1812
  • Hydropoa(Dumort.) Dumort.
  • NevrolomaRaf.
  • PorroterantheSteud.

Glyceria is a widespread genus of grass family common across Eurasia, Australia, North Africa, and the Americas. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Glyceria is known commonly as mannagrass in the United States, or, in the UK, sweet-grass. These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found in wet areas in temperate regions worldwide. The base of the grass grows along the ground and may root at several places. Then it grows erect and bears leaf blades which may be flat or folded. The panicle inflorescences nod when heavy. Some mannagrasses are considered weeds while others are endangered in their native habitats. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Species [1] [9] [11] [12]
formerly included [1]

Numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Arctophila Catabrosa Colpodium Dryopoa Eragrostis Hydrocotyle Melica Phippsia Poa Puccinellia Scolochloa Torreyochloa Triplasis

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checkist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Brown, Robert, 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 179 in Latin
  3. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 213 甜茅属 tian mao shu Glyceria R. Brown, Prodr. 179. 1810.
  4. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana genere Glyceria
  5. ↑ "Atlas of Living Australia, Glyceria R.Br., Sweetgrass". Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  6. ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
  7. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
  8. ↑ "Grass Manual Account". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  9. 1 2 Whipple, I. G. et al. (2007). Molecular insights into the taxonomy of Glyceria (Poaceae: Meliceae) in North America. American Journal of Botany 94(4) 551-57.
  10. ↑ Rodionov, A. V., et al. (2013). Variability of the ITS1-5.8 S rDNA-ITS2 sequence during the divergence of sweet-grass species (Glyceria R.Br.). Russian Journal of Genetics: Applied Research 3(2) 83-90.
  11. ↑ The Plant List search for Glyceria
  12. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  13. ↑ Tzvelev, N. N. 2006. Synopsis of the mannagrass Glyceria (Poaceae). Botaničeskii Žhurnal (Moscow & Leningrad) 91(2): 255–276
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