Glyceria obtusa (Muhlenberg) Trinius. Common name: Coastal Mannagrass. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Blackwater swamp forests, streamhead pocosins, wet meadows, freshwater marshes, in a wide variety of peaty, acidic soils. Distribution: 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, K4, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Va, W, Tucker (1996); = Panicularia obtusa (Muhl.) Kuntze — S, S13. Basionym: Poa obtusa Muhl. 1817
Links to other floras: = Glyceria obtusa - FNA24
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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