Glyceria acutiflora

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusGlyceria
Species:Glyceria acutiflora Torr.
Common NameCreeping Mannagrass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 10
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S2] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Festuca acutiflora Festuca acutiflora (Torr.) Bigelow

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Clinton (KY), Hart (KY), Logan (KY), Marion (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Wayne (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Cannon (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Johnson (TN), Marion (TN), Overton (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, KNK, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100127560 Franklin Tennessee 07 Aug 1987 Ronald L. Jones
5266b
EKY
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033854 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033856 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
UCHT002991 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Glyceria acutiflora
APSC0109165 Clinton Kentucky
APSC
Glyceria acutiflora
APSC0077339 Metcalfe Kentucky
APSC
Glyceria acutiflora
APSC0043837 Sequatchie Tennessee
APSC
Glyceria acutiflora
APSC0109164 Overton Tennessee
APSC
Glyceria acutiflora
APSC0078381 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033855 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033849 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
009103 Hamilton Tennessee
BOON
Glyceria acutiflora
APSC0054899 Logan Kentucky 01 May 2016 Mason Brock
APSC
Glyceria acutiflora
APSC0072008 Wayne Kentucky 02 Oct 1989 Max Medley
APSC
Glyceria acutiflora
31973000022204 Clinton Kentucky Naczi, Robert
KNK
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033858 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
APSC0052968 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Glyceria acutiflora
APSC0109166 Cannon Tennessee
APSC
Glyceria acutiflora
31234100127594 Clinton Kentucky Robert F. C. Naczi
EKY
Glyceria acutiflora
31234100127586 Marion Kentucky Richard H. Hannan
EKY
Glyceria acutiflora
31234100127578 Franklin Tennessee 04 Jun 1987 Ronald L. Jones
4857
EKY
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033848 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
31234100127552 Warren Tennessee 18 May 1979 Thomas S. Patrick
2035
EKY
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033852 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033857 White Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033847 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033850 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033846 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033851 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
TENN-V-0033853 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria acutiflora
UCHT002992 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Glyceria acutiflora
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Glyceria acutiflora - Dwayne Estes
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