Glyceria plicata
(Fries.) Fries.
Plicate Sweet-grass, Weak Mannagrass
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Summary
A perennial grass growing to 0.8 m with hermaphrodite, wind-pollinated flowers appearing May to June. Accommodates light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with mildly acidic to mildly alkaline pH. Thrives in semi-shade or full sun and prefers wet soil or water environments.
Description
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.
Edible Uses
The seeds are edible, though no further preparation details are recorded. Note that the seeds are very small and fiddly to harvest.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are ground and used to make bread.
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Medicinal Uses
None known.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. Tasmanian Herbarium.
Where It Grows
Africa, Australia, Britain, Europe, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, Poland, Scandinavia, Sweden, Tasmania,
Propagation
Sow seed in spring in a greenhouse in a pot standing in 3–5cm of water. Surface sow or barely cover the seed; germination should occur within 3 weeks. Once seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots and plant out in early summer. With sufficient seed, sow outdoors in situ in mid to late spring. For division, split clumps in spring — larger clumps can go directly into permanent positions, while smaller ones are best potted up and grown on in a cold frame until rooting well, then planted out in spring.
Other Uses
None known.
Synonyms
References (6)
- Curtis, W.M., & Morris, D.I., 1994, The Student's Flora of Tasmania. Part 4B St David's Park Publishing, Tasmania, p 229
- Flora of Pakistan. www.eFloras.org
- Łukasz Łuczaj and Wojciech M Szymański, 2007, Wild vascular plants gathered for consumption in the Polish countryside: a review. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 3: 17
- Novit. fl. suec. mant. 3:176. 1845
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
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- Tasmanian Herbarium Vascular Plants list p 84 (As Glyceria notata)
