Status: Native
Synonyms:
Glyceria nervata Trinius
Glyceria striata (Lamarck) A.S. Hitchcock var. stricta (Scribner) Fernald
Panicularia nervata (Willdenow) Kuntze
Glyceria striata is a wispy appearing delicate grass with spikelets with several flowers. The
spikelets are widely spaced.
The most dependable field characteristic however is the fused leaf sheath. Only Bromus, Glyceria
and Dactylis have a fused leaf sheath in this area.
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Glyceria striata, photo Russ Kleinman & Danielle Walkup, West Fork of the Gila River at the Gila Cliff Dwellings, July 9, 2008
Glyceria striata, closed leaf sheath, photo Russ Kleinman & Danielle Walkup, West Fork of the Gila River at the Gila Cliff Dwellings, July 9, 2008
Glyceria striata, spikelets, photo Russ Kleinman & Danielle Walkup, West Fork of the Gila River at the Gila Cliff Dwellings, July 9, 2008
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