Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Northeast Wetland Flora
Field Office Guide to Plant Species
Canada Manna Grass
Glyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin.
- Family: Grass (Gramineae)
- Flowering: June-August
- Field Marks: The distinguishing characteristics of this species are the open panicles with
spikelets 1/6-1/4 inch long and 4- to 10-flowered.
- Habitat: Marshes, bogs.
- Habit: Single-stemmed or tufted perennial grass with a thickened rootstock.
- Stems: Upright, smooth, up to 3 feet tall.
- Leaves: Elongated, rough to the touch, up to 1/2 inch wide.
- Flowers: Borne in spikelets, with numerous spikelets arranged in open panicles up to 1 foot
long, the branches of the panicle thread-like, spreading or drooping; spikelets 4- to
10-flowered, ovate, 1/6-1/4 inch long; lemmas 7-nerved, with a clear tip.
- Sepals: 0.
- Petals: 0.
- Stamens: 3.
- Pistils: Ovary superior.
- Fruits: Grain ellipsoid, smooth.
- Notes: This family is Poaceae according to Gleason and Cronquist.
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