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Narrow Manna Grass
Glyceria leptostachya
  
About Narrow Manna Grass (Glyceria leptostachya) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Glyceria leptostachya is a species of mannagrass known by the common names davy mannagrass and narrow mannagrass. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California, where it grows in wet places such as riverbanks. This rhizomatous perennial grass produces narrow stems approaching a maximum height of 1. 5 meters. The leaves may be flat or rolled along the edges and they have ligules up to a centimeter long. The inflorescence is narrow and compact, bearing spikelets parallel to the stem instead of spreading outward. Each spikelet is one to two centimeters long and contains up to 14 or 15 florets with membranous margins.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Grasses

Size
Size
4.9 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Brown

Wildlife Supported
 


 
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Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 14.3" - 63.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.23" - 2.02", Coldest Month: 32.6" - 51.0", Hottest Month: 61.1" - 71.7", Humidity: 0.39" - 19.43", Elevation: 10" - 4821"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Davy Mannagrass, Narrow Mannagrass


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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