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GLYCERIA R. Br. Manna Grass. 



Glyceria Torreyana (Spreng.) Hitchc. 

 Glyceria elongata Trin. 

 Panicularia elongata Kuntze. 



Wet woods and along wooded brooks and borders of 

 swamps. Rare in southeastern Connecticut and along the 

 coast, becoming occasional or frequent northward. June — 

 July. 



Glyceria obtusa (Muhl.) Trin. (blunt). 

 Panicularia obtusa Kuntze. 



Swamps and boggy meadows. Frequent or occasional in 

 the southeastern part of the state and westward along the 

 coast ; rare inland. Mid July — Sept. 



Glyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin. 

 Panicularia canadensis Kuntze. 



Pearl Grass. Rattlesnake Grass. Tall Quaking Grass. Tus- 

 carora Rice. 

 Frequent. Bogs, open swamps and ditches. June — July. 



Glyceria nervata (Willd.) Trin. (nerved). 

 Panicularia nervata Kuntze. 

 Fowl Meadow Grass. Manna Grass. Meadow Spear Grass. 



Common. Open swamps, boggy meadows, along streams 

 and about ponds. June— July. 



A good forage grass for wet grounds. The seeds furnish 

 much food for water-fowl. 



Glyceria grandis Wats, (large). 

 Panicularia americana MacMill. 

 Tall Manna Grass. Reed Meadow Grass. 



Moist or wet open ground. Rare in the eastern part of 

 the state and on the coast: Lyme (Graves), New Haven (Har- 

 ger), Norwalk (Bissell). Elsewhere occasional. June — July. 



Glyceria pallida (Terr.) Trin. (pale). 

 Panicularia pallida Kuntze. 

 Pale Manna Grass. 



Occasional. Shallow water, wet bogs and swamps. June 

 -July. 



