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  Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc. image
Photographer: Christopher Noll           

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Christopher Noll

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Family Poaceae
Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc.
fowl manna grass, fowl meadow grass
Glyceria: Greek for "sweet" from taste of the grain
striata: striped
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Status: Native
Plant: perennial, 2'-3' tall, semi-aquatic grass
Flower: blooms July-Aug.
Habitat: full to partial sun; moist to wet; streambanks, woods, bogs, meadows; in sandy, loamy soil
(Glossary)

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Grass drawing
Drawing by Agnes Chase from Norman C. Fassett's Grasses of Wisconsin
Synonyms 
Glyceria nervata (Willd.) Trin.
Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc. var. stricta (Scribn.) Fernald
Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc. var. striata
Panicularia nervata (Willd.) Kuntze
Panicularia nervata (Willd.) Kuntze var. parviglumis Scribn. & Merr.
Poa nervata Willd.

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