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Fowl Manna Grass

Glyceria striata var. striata

Found in wet meadows, seepages, bogs, marshes, swamp forests, freshwater tidal marshes, bottomland forests in moist soils. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Good

Native to Mississippi (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
About 5.7 feet
Light
Partial shade, Full shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Moist to wet
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At a glance

Bloom
April to June
Fruiting season
Spring to fall

Not yet recorded · Spread · Life cycle · Leaves

County records are not available.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Wet meadows

Open, wet, grassy or sedgy ground that is not a bog.

Seeps and springs

Places where groundwater keeps the soil or rock wet, such as seepage slopes and spring runs.

Freshwater marshes

Open, herb-covered wetlands with fresh, non-tidal water.

Swamps

Forested wetlands with standing water much of the year, such as cypress and gum swamps.

Freshwater tidal marshes

Marshes along tidal rivers where the water is fresh but rises and falls with the tide.

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

4CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · Glyceria

  • Leucania commoidesDusky Wainscot, Comma Wainscot
  • Limochores origenesCrossline Skipper
  • Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
  • Polites themistoclesTawny-Edged Skipper
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Glyceria

  • Aythya americanaRedhead
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Poaceae
Flower color
Green
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Spreads by rhizomes
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Spring
Fruit ends
Fall

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Mississippi rankSNR
Global rankG5T5
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Growing cautions

  • Spreads by rhizomes. USDA PLANTS lists its growth form as rhizomatous. USDA PLANTS

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