familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Meliceae
genusGlyceria
sectionGlyceria sect. Striatae
speciesGlyceria canadensis
varietyGlyceria canadensis var. canadensis

Glyceria canadensis var. canadensis

Mary E. Barkworth, Laurel K. Anderton
Common names: Canadian glyceria Canadian mannagrass Rattlesnake mannagrass Glycerie du Canada
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 79.
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Illustrator: Cindy Roché

Copyright: Utah State University

Spikelets 5-8 mm, with 4-10 florets. Lower glumes 1.6-2.4 mm; upper glumes 1.8-2.5 mm, acute; lemmas 2.4-4 mm. 2n = 60.

Discussion

Glyceria canadensis var. canadensis grows through¬out the range of the species. The spikelets bear some resemblance to those of Bromus briziformis, otherwise known as rattlesnake brome, hence the vernacular name "rattlesnake mannagrass".

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Mary E. Barkworth +  and Laurel K. Anderton +
Authority
(Michx.) Trin. +
Common name
Canadian glyceria +, Canadian mannagrass +, Rattlesnake mannagrass +  and Glycerie du Canada +
Distribution
Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Wash. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Wis. +, W.Va. +, N.H. +, N.C. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Va. +, Mass. +, Maine +, Vt. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Md. +, Ohio +, Minn. +, Mich. +  and Oreg. +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Cindy Roché +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/200273ad09963decb8fc72550212de541d86569d/coarse grained fna xml/V24/V24 91.xml +
Special status
Endemic +
Synonyms
Poa canadensis +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Glyceria canadensis var. canadensis +
Taxon parent
Glyceria canadensis +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 24 +