Poaceae
Glyceria

Glyceria grandis S.Watson

First published in A.Gray, Manual, ed. 6: 667 (1890)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic America to U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Introduced into:

Austria, Germany, Italy

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Engelmaier, P. & Wilhalm, T. (2018). Alien grasses (Poaceae) in the flora of the Eastern Alps. Neilreichia 9: 177-245.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Engelmaier, P. & Wilhalm, T. (2018). Alien grasses (Poaceae) in the flora of the Eastern Alps. Neilreichia 9: 177-245.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
FF. Marie-Victorin; Germain, R. [29276] Canada K003211832 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Canada K003211824 No
Fernald, M.L.; Bartram, E.B.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [6908] Canada K003211818 No
Hermann, F.J. [8043] United States K003211875 No
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K003211884 No
Cody, W.J. [13802] Canada K003211834 No
Fernald, M.L. [192] United States K003211871 No
Moir, T.R.G. [218] Canada K003211826 No
Nelson, E. [441] United States K003211854 No
Frank; Lamb [1362] United States K003211887 No
Cody, W.J.; Matte, J.M. [8907] Canada K003211821 No
Lyall, D. [s.n.] Canada K003211823 No
Gray, A. [s.n.] K000808463 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18372] Canada K003211829 No
Sartwell [s.n.] United States K003211853 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18692] Canada K003211830 No
Thompson, J.W. [2750] United States K003211870 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K003211816 No
Hitchcock, C.L. [1745] United States K003211876 No
Torrey, J. [s.n.] Canada K000808462 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pase, C.P. [638] United States K003211879 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003211859 No
Macoun, J. [29646] Canada K003211822 No
[Acuabo]; [Bollander] [34] United States K003211890 No
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [11977] United States K001872686 Yes
Taylor, R.L.; Ferguson, D.H. [2759] Canada K003211813 No
Gertrude Heller, A.A.; Heller, E.G. [s.n.] United States K003211892 No
Geyer, C.A. [497] United States K003211888 No
Kellogg, A.; Harford, W.G.W.; Dunn [1124] United States K003211867 No
Anderson, J.P. [2545] K003211812 No
Pammel, L.H. [192] United States K003211881 No
Macoun [s.n.] Canada K003211846 No
Scoggan, H.J. [6264] Canada K003211835 No
Wolfe, J. [1119] United States K003211894 No
Lyall [s.n.] United States K003211857 No
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K003211836 No
Leiberg, J.B. [1127] United States K003211883 No
Macoun (Prof.) [1848] Canada K003211841 No
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States K003211877 No
Douglas [s.n.] United States K003211865 No
Thompson, J.W. [327] United States K003211868 No
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada K003211838 No
Palmer, E. [235] United States K003211855 No
Rousseau, J. [24357] Canada K003211820 No
Macoun, J.M. [26213] Canada K003211844 No
Merrill, E.D.; Wilcox, E.N. [333] United States K003211873 No
Baker, C.F.; Earle, F.S.; Tracy, S.M. [281] United States K003211863 No
Moir, T.R.G. [218] Canada K003211827 No
[W. Haydon] [16] K003211885 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003211858 No
Dore, W.G. [5115] Canada K003211828 No
Nelson, E. [441] United States K003211861 No
Drummond [s.n.] Canada K003211842 No
[G. Maude Warren] [[105]] Canada K003211819 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003211856 No
Baldwin, W.K.W. [5307] Canada K003211833 No
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K003211882 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003211848 No
Macoun, G. [s.n.] Canada K003211843 No
House, H.D. [14557] United States K003211866 No
Rousseau, G. [24356] Canada K003211840 No
Lubke, R.A. [838] Canada K003211814 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003211886 No
MacDougal, D.T. [397] United States K003211872 No
[Cooley] [34] United States K003211850 No
Ball, C.R. [403] United States K003211893 No
Clements, F. [2512] United States K003211860 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18384] Canada K003211831 No
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada K003211837 No
Fernald, M.L.; St. John, H. [s.n.] Canada K003211825 No
Abrams, L. [2788] United States K003211889 No
Drummond, T. [s.n.] K000808460 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bennett, F.L. [1394] United States K003211878 No
Nelson, A. [8006] United States K003211895 No
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada K003211839 No
Harms, L.J. [2978] United States K003211880 No
Bolander; [Munr [11] United States K003211864 No
Schweinitz, L.D.v. [s.n.] K000808461 Unknown Type Material Yes
A.H.B. [s.n.] Canada K003211817 No
Shear; Bessey [1340] United States K003211862 No
Thompson, J.W. [2750] United States K003211869 No
Williams; Griffiths [247] United States K003211874 No
Piper, C.V. [s.n.] United States K003211891 No
Richardson [s.n.] United States K003211852 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003211849 No
Roland, A.E.; Lewis, R.M.; Dore, W.G. [3034] Canada K003211815 No
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K003211851 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0