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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Glyceria striata is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers wet soil and can grow in water.

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Synonyms

G. nervata. (Willd.)Trin. Panicularia nervata.

Plant Habitats

Pond; Bog Garden;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Seed
Edible Uses:

Seed[105, 161]. No more details, but the seed is very small and fiddly to harvest[K].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed here. It will require wet conditions or shallow water.

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse in a pot standing in 3 - 5cm of water. Surface sow the seed, or only just cover it. Germination should take place within 3 weeks. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in early summer. Division in spring. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.

Other Names

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Native Range

NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Northwest Territories, Yukon, Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia), United States (Alaska, Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (northwest), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, Sonora, Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Hidalgo, México, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Guatemala

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Other
Glyceria acutiflora	Creeping mannagrass	Perennial	0.6	0-0	LMH	N	WeWa	1
Glyceria borealis	Small floating mannagrass	Perennial	1.5	0-0	LMH	SN	WeWa	2
Glyceria fluitans	Floating Manna Grass, Water mannagrass	Perennial	0.5	4-8	LMH	N	WeWa	3	1
Glyceria occidentalis	Northwestern mannagrass	Perennial	1.0	0-0	LMH	SN	WeWa	1
Glyceria plicata		Perennial	0.8	-	LMH	SN	WeWa	1
Glyceria septentrionalis	Eastern Manna Grass, Floating mannagrass	Perennial	1.5	0-0	LMH	SN	WeWa	1

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

Glyceria striata - (Lam.)Hitchc.