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Fig. 285. PANTCULARIA FLUITANS (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 2: 782. 1891. 

 {Festuca fluitam L. Sp. PI. 75. 1753; Glyceria fluitans R. Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl 

 1 : 179. 1810.) FLOATING MANNA-GRASS.— An erect grass 9-15 dm. (30-50) 

 high, with .somewhat flattened culms, long leaves, and a narrow panicle about 

 3 dm. (1°) long. Sheaths loose, generally overlapping; ligule 4-6 mm. (2"-3") 

 long; leaf-blades 15-30 cm. (6'-12') long or more, 4-12 mm. (2"-6") wide, scab- 

 rous, often floating. Spikelets (c) linear, 7 to 13 flowered, 8-24 mm. (4'"-r2") 

 long; empty glumes unequal, broad, hyaline, faintly nerved at the base; flow- 

 ering glumes (6) about 6 mm. (3") long, 7-nerved, scabrous, obtuse, entire at the 

 apex, or obscurely toothed.— Wet places, often in running water, Newfound- 

 land to Alaska, south to North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and California. 

 (Widely distributed in temperate regions.) May to September. 



This species makes excellent fodder and is valuable for swampy meadows. 

 In some parts of Europe the grain is gathered and used for food. 



