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Reed sweet grass

Glyceria maxima

Family: Poaceae Genus: Glyceria Species: maxima

Synonyms: Molinia maxima, Glyceria spectabilis f. acuta, Glyceria aquatica var. pallens, Glyceria aquatica subsp. umbrosa, Glyceria spectabilis, Poa aquatica, Panicularia aquatica, Heleochloa aquatica, Poa aquatica var. vivipara, Glyceria aquatica var. scabra, Glyceria aquatica var. flavescens, Exydra aquatica, Glyceria aquatica subsp. densiflora, Hydrochloa aquatica, Glyceria spectabilis var. vivipara, Catabrosa hydrophila, Glyceria spectabilis var. scabra, Glyceria spectabilis var. laevis, Glyceria maxima subsp. micrantha, Glyceria spectabilis var. acuta, Glyceria maxima f. acuta, Glyceria maxima f. scabra, Glyceria aquatica var. laxa, Hydropoa spectabilis, Glyceria altissima

Reed sweet grass (en)
Glyceria maxima — flower
Glyceria maxima — flower

Botanical Description

Flower: Color: green

Native Region: Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
229915

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