Plicate Sweet-grass, Weak Mannagrass
Glyceria plicata

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A grass that is partly under water. It keeps growing from year to year and is 1 m tall. It forms tufts. The leaf sheaths have ribs. The culms form roots and branch at the nodes. The leaf blade can be flat or folded. It is 5-30 cm long by 3-14 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. Tasmanian Herbarium.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Australia, Britain, Europe, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, Poland, Scandinavia, Sweden, Tasmania

How it is used for food

The seeds are ground and used to make bread.

Edible parts

Seeds, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Glyceria fluitans subsp. plicata Fries; Glyceria notata Chevall.;