Glyceria acutiflora

Glyceria acutiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Glyceria
Species:
G. acutiflora
Binomial name
Glyceria acutiflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Festuca acutiflora (Torr.) Bigelow
  • Hemibromus japonicus Steud.
  • Panicularia acutiflora (Torr.) Kuntze

Glyceria acutiflora, the creeping mannagrass, is a perennial grass found in the north-eastern United States and in north-eastern Asia. Its specific epithet acutiflora means "acute-flowered". It has a diploid number of 40.

  1. ^ Umberto Quattrocchi (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 988. ISBN 9781420003222.