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PLANTS

Fowl mannagrass

Glyceria striata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Fowl mannagrass, photo 1 of 5
Fowl mannagrass, In flower
Fowl mannagrass, In fruit
1.7 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.7 m. Grows in forests and in thickets.

There are 516 observations of Fowl mannagrass in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Estrie and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and July and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord118
  2. Estrie86
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches61
  4. Capitale-Nationale47
  5. Outaouais43
  6. Laurentides34
  7. Montérégie24
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean19
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue19
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  12. Nord-du-Québec9
  13. Centre-du-Québec9
  14. Laval7
  15. Lanaudière6
  16. Mauricie6
  17. Montréal3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli

Similar species

Canadian glyceriaGlyceria canadensis
American glyceriaGlyceria grandis
Wood milletMilium effusum
Long mannagrassGlyceria melicaria
Old switch panic grassPanicum virgatum
Tufted hairgrassDeschampsia cespitosa
Nodding fescueFestuca subverticillata
Graceful sedgeCarex gracillima
White vervainVerbena urticifolia
Autumn MilletPanicum dichotomiflorum
Drooping woodreedCinna latifolia
TOXIC
Reed fescueLolium arundinaceum