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Davy mannagrass

Glyceria leptostachya

Also called Davy's Mannagrass, Narrow Mannagrass, Slender Spiked Mannagrass, Slim Headed Mannagrass

Davy mannagrass
Photo: Dale Darris, Corvallis Plant Materials Center, USDA NRCS, Public domain

Davy mannagrass is a rhizomatous perennial grass native to wet places in western North America, from Alaska to California. It grows best with its roots in moist or wet soil, such as riverbanks.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep the roots consistently wet or submerged; it tolerates standing water.
Soil
Wet, mucky or silty soil, or shallow water.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. Alaska to WNW. California
Climate
temperate

About

Glyceria leptostachya is a species of mannagrass known by the common names davy mannagrass and narrow mannagrass.

Where it grows

It is native to western North America from Alaska to California, where it grows in wet places such as riverbanks.

Other Glyceria plants

Small floating mannagrass · Water mannagrass · American mannagrass · Reed mannagrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Glyceria leptostachya by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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.

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