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Glyceria obtusa (Atlantic mannagrass)

Synonyms: Panicularia obtusa (homotypic); Plotia brizoides (homotypic); Poa obtusa (heterotypic)

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  Low
Fire Tolerance [1]  None
Frost Free Days [1]  4 months 20 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Growth Period [1]  Spring
Growth Rate [1]  Rapid
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Sprig
Regrowth Rate [1]  Slow
Root Depth [1]  3.937 inches (10 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Seed Vigor [1]  Medium
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Flower Color [1]  Green
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Green
Height [1]  39 inches (1 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 6 Low Temperature: -10 F° (-23.3 C°) → 0 F° (-17.8 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [1]  Mostly Acid
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  High
Screening - Summer [1]  Porous
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Acadia National Park II 35996 Maine, United States
Kejimkujik National Park II 94203 Nova Scotia, Canada

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0