Glyceria obtusa (Muhlenberg) Trinius. Coastal Mannagrass. Phen: Jun-Sep. Hab: Blackwater swamp forests, streamhead pocosins, wet meadows, freshwater marshes, in a wide variety of peaty, acidic soils. Dist: NS south to SC, on or near the Coastal Plain; disjunct to w. VA in Shenandoah Valley sinkhole ponds.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA24, G, GW1, HC, K1, K3, K4, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Va, W, Tucker (1996); = Panicularia obtusa (Muhl.) Kuntze – S, S13
Links to other floras: = Glyceria obtusa - FNA24
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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