Glyceria melicaria

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusGlyceria
Species:Glyceria melicaria (Michx.) F. T. Hubbard
Common NameMelic Mannagrass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LULA; 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; Reproductive Phenology: August; 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 6
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3S4] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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 (6)

SynonymFull Citation
Glyceria elongata Glyceria elongata
Glyceria torreyana Glyceria torreyana
Panicularia elongata Panicularia elongata (Spreng.) Kuntze
Panicularia torreyana Panicularia torreyana (Spreng.) Merr.
Panicum melicarium Panicum melicarium Michx.
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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: Bell (KY), Elliott (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Morgan (KY), Powell (KY), Wolfe (KY), Blount (TN), Carter (TN), Fentress (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Johnson (TN), Monroe (TN), Pickett (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1973 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0034095 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Glyceria melicaria
APSC0064401 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Glyceria melicaria
TENN-V-0033865 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria melicaria
HTTU011898 Carter Tennessee 21 Sep 2008 Mark McIntosh
81
HTTU
Glyceria melicaria
ETSU033751 Carter Tennessee 05 Jun 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Glyceria melicaria
N/A Carter Tennessee 14 Jun 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Glyceria melicaria
N/A Carter Tennessee 01 Aug 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Glyceria melicaria
N/A Carter Tennessee 01 Nov 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Glyceria melicaria
TENN-V-0033868 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria melicaria
TENN-V-0033867 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Glyceria melicaria
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