Tropicos | Name - Glyceria fluitans (L.) R. Br.

Glyceria fluitans (L.) R. Br.

Published In: Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 179. 1810. (Prodr.)

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Acceptance : Accepted

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GROWTH: Lifespan : Perennial

Life form : Herbaceous

Plant habit : Decumbent, Erect

Stem consistency : Firm

Stem height (cm) : 50 to 100

Floral and plant sex : Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers

Inflorescence type : Panicle

Inflorescence position : Terminal

POACEAE Panicle length (cm) : 10 to 50

POACEAE Spikelet density : Contiguous

POACEAE Spikelet length (mm) : 18 to 35

POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets) : 8 to 16

POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory] : Breaking up at maturity

POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission) : Without secondary abscission

POACEAE Seed: Caryopsis with (type of pericarp) : Adherent pericarp

ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible : Forage

Human edible : Fruits, Seeds

Details: Economic use : Grains eaten (Couplan 1998; Moerman 1998). Cattle forage (Ambasta 1986).

References :

Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Couplan. 1998. Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America Keats Publishing, New Canaan, Connecticut.
Moerman, D. E. 1998. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press, Portland.
Ambasta. 1986. Useful Plants of India Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi.

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