Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Glyceria > Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans (water mannagrass)Synonyms: Desvauxia fluitans (homotypic); Devauxia fluitans (homotypic); Festuca fluitans (homotypic); Festucaria heisteri (homotypic); Glyceria acuminata; Glyceria denticulata; Glyceria fluitans poiformis; Glyceria fluitans var. acutiflora; Glyceria fluitans var. adscendens; Glyceria fluitans var. denticulata; Glyceria fluitans var. festucacea; Glyceria fluitans var. integra; Glyceria fluitans var. islandica; Glyceria fluitans var. maritima; Glyceria fluitans var. terrestris; Glyceria fluitans var. triticea; Glyceria fluitans var. vivipara; Glyceria integra; Hydrochloa fluitans (heterotypic); Melica fluitans (homotypic); Molinia fluitans (homotypic); Molinia plicata; Panicularia brachyphylla; Panicularia fluitans (homotypic); Poa barrelieri; Poa fluitans (homotypic); Porrotheranthe drummondii Glyceria fluitans (syns Festuca fluitans, Poa fluitans, Panicularia fluitans), known as Floating Sweet-grass and water mannagrass, is a species of perennial grass in the genus Glyceria native to Europe, the Mediterranean region and Western Asia and occurring in wet areas such as ditches, riverbanks and ponds. It has a creeping rootstock, a thick stem which rises to one metre. The leaves are long, narrow and pale green, rough on both sides, often folded at the keel which lies on the surface of the water. |
Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Pollinators [1] | Wind | Structure [3] | Grass | Usage [1] | The leaves have been burnt as an incense; | | Height [1] | 18 inches (0.45 m) | Width [1] | 18 inches (0.45 m) | | Light Preference [2] | Mostly Sunny | Soil Acidity [2] | Moderate Acid | Soil Fertility [2] | Intermediate | Soil Moisture [2] | Wet | View Plants For A Future Record : Glyceria fluitans |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Cantabric Coast - Languedoc |
France, Spain |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coastal Rivers |
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Central & Western Europe |
Austria, Belgium, Byelarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom |
Palearctic |
Temperate Floodplain River and Wetlands |
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Eastern Iberia |
Andorra, France, Spain |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coastal Rivers |
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Lake Onega - Lake Ladoga |
Finland, Russia |
Palearctic |
Large Lakes |
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Northern Baltic Drainages |
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden |
Palearctic |
Polar Freshwaters |
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Norwegian Sea Drainages |
Norway, Sweden |
Palearctic |
Polar Freshwaters |
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Southern Iberia |
Portugal, Spain |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coastal Rivers |
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Upper Danube |
Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland |
Palearctic |
Temperate Floodplain River and Wetlands |
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Western Iberia |
Portugal, Spain |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coastal Rivers |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Ashdown Forest |
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6744 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Beinn a`Ghlo |
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19978 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve |
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Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Belovezhskaya Pushcha Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
218515 |
Belarus |
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Ben Nevis |
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23023 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Berwyn a Mynyddoedd de Clwyd/ Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains |
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67265 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Bialowieza National Park |
II |
11126 |
Poland |
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Caenlochan |
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12860 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Cairngorms |
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142543 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands |
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354692 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Carpathian Biosphere Reserve |
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144772 |
Ukraine |
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Craven Limestone Complex |
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13166 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths |
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14161 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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East Caithness Cliffs |
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1094 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Elenydd |
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21274 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Exmoor Heaths |
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26455 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Feuchtwiesen Atterwasch |
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495 |
Germany |
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Firth of Lorn |
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51830 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Galichia Gora Zapovednik |
Ia |
568 |
Lipetsk, Russia |
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Isle of Rum National Nature Reserve |
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Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Khopersky Zapovednik |
Ia |
47103 |
Russia |
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Kinloch and Kyleakin Hills |
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13015 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Krayner Teiche/Lutzketal |
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1542 |
Germany |
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Lago di Montepulciano |
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1194 |
Italy |
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Lower Derwent Valley |
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2263 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Luce Bay and Sands |
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120487 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lyme Bay and Torbay |
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77215 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Moor House – Upper Teesdale |
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95867 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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North Fetlar |
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3909 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Somerset and Mendip Bats |
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1387 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North York Moors |
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108930 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Okskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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190748 |
Russia |
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Palava Protected Landscape Area |
V |
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Czech Republic |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve |
V |
1777 |
Spain |
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Schweinert |
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273 |
Germany |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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South Pennine Moors |
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160577 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Wight Maritime |
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49082 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Strathglass Complex |
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58277 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Taynish National Nature Reserve |
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Scotland, United Kingdom |
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The Broads |
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14554 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Tsentral'no-Lesnoy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
62630 |
Russia |
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Tulach Hill and Glen Fender Meadows |
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3912 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Voronezhskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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95835 |
Russia |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Zhuvintas Zapovednik |
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18223 |
Lithuania |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
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
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