Poaceae
Melic mannagrass
Glyceria melicaria
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Glyceria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Melic mannagrass
Synonyms
- Glyceria elongata Trin.
- Glyceria torreyana (Spreng.) Hitchc.
- Panicularia elongata (Trin.) Kuntze
- Panicularia melicaria (Michx.) Hitchc.
- Panicularia torreyana (Spreng.) Merr.
- Panicum melicarium Michx.
- Poa elongata Torr. ex Spreng.
- Poa torreyana Spreng.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Berger , iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger , iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger , iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0, 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.