Floating Meadow Grass (Glyceria fluitans), also know as Common Manna Grass, grows in very moist muddy places, in ditches, on the margins of ponds and streams and is very common north and westward. Floating Meadow Grass has a slender panicle and few long linear spikelets.

Floating Meadow Grass

Floating Meadow Grass (Glyceria fluitans), also know as Common Manna Grass, grows in very moist muddy…

Floating Meadow Grass (Glyceria fluitans), also know as Common Manna Grass, grows in very moist muddy places, in ditches, on the margins of ponds and streams and is very common north and westward. The Floating Meadow Grass has a slender panicle and few long linear spikelets. A magnified spikelet is seen here.

Floating Meadow Grass

Floating Meadow Grass (Glyceria fluitans), also know as Common Manna Grass, grows in very moist muddy…

"1. Locusta of Corynephorus canescens (Grey Hair-grass); 2. paleae, &c. of the same; 3. locusta of Phalaris aquatica (Harding grass); 4. locusta of Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail); 5. locusta of Aira caryophyllea (Silver hairgrass); 6. floret of the same; 7. locusta of Festuca duriuscula (Red Fescue); 8. locust of Glyceria fluitans (Water Mannagrass); 9. floret of the same; 10. locusta of Eragrostis poaeformis (Lovegrass)." -Lindley, 1853

Grass Locusta

"1. Locusta of Corynephorus canescens (Grey Hair-grass); 2. paleae, &c. of the same; 3. locusta of Phalaris…