Poaceae

Northern manna grass

Glyceria borealis (Nash) Batch.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Glyceria

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Northern manna grass (Glyceria borealis) — Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Northern manna grass, Small floating mannagrass, Boreal mannagrass, Northern mannagrass

Synonyms

Glyceria fluitans var. angustata Fernald
Panicularia borealis Nash
Panicularia fluitans var. angustata (Fernald) Farw.

Flowers

Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.