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Glyceria acutiflora
Also called Sharp Glumed Manna Grass, Sharp Scaled Manna Grass
Glyceria acutiflora, the creeping mannagrass, is a perennial grass found in the north-eastern United States and in north-eastern Asia. Its specific epithet acutiflora means "acute-flowered". It has a diploid number of 40.
Glyceria acutiflora can be found growing in muddy pools and the margins of ponds from New Hampshire to Michigan and south to Tennessee and Missouri. The grass is a problematic weed in China, germinating over a wide range of temperatures and being resistant to osmotic and salt stress.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
