Poaceae
Creeping mannagrass
Glyceria acutiflora
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Glyceria
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 尖花甜茅
- English
- Creeping mannagrass
Synonyms
- Festuca acutiflora (Torr.) Bigelow
- Panicularia acutiflora (Torr.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Summit Metro Parks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Quakenbush, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Quakenbush, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Quakenbush, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shaun Pogacnik, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Summit Metro Parks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shaun Pogacnik, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.