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Glyceria plicata — Details

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Glyceria notata Chevall.:
Afghanistan (Asia)
Canada (North America)
Colombia (South America)
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
France (Europe)
Kyrgyzstan (Asia)
Pakistan (Asia)
Russian Federation (Asia)
Tajikistan (Asia)
United States (North America)
Uzbekistan (Asia)
China (Asia)
Kazakhstan (Asia)

SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002
Soreng, R. J., G. Davidse, P. M. Peterson, F. O. Zuloaga, E. J. Judziewicz, T. S. Filgueiras & O. Morrone. 2003 and onwards. On-line taxonomic novelties and updates, distributional additions and corrections, and editorial changes since the four published volumes of the Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. vols. 39, 41, 46, and 48. http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG:. In R. J. Soreng, G. Davidse, P. M. Peterson, F. O. Zuloaga, T. S. Filgueiras, E. J. Judziewicz & O. Morrone Internet Cat. New World Grasses. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1024044
Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2006. Fl. China 22: 1–733. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1029690
Soreng, R. J. 2003. Glyceria. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48: 371–379. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1003682

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Glyceria plicata var. scabriflora Hack.:
Argentina (South America)

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Glyceria fluitans subsp. plicata Fr.:
Sweden (Europe)

SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002

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Glyceria plicata (Fr.) Fr.:
Afghanistan (Asia)
Australia (Oceania)
Colombia (South America)
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
Sweden (Europe)
Pakistan (Asia)

Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A. O. Chater. (eds.) 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. Fl. Mesoamer. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/8200
Pohl, R. W. 1980. Family 15. Gramineae. In: W. C. Burger, (ed.), Flora Costaricensis. Fieldiana, Bot., n.s. 4: 1–608. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/5421
Sharp, D. & B. K. Simon. 2002. AusGrass: Grasses of Australia. CD-ROM, Version 1.0. CD–ROM. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1026312
Bor, N. L. 1960. Grass. Burma, Ceylon, India & Pakistan i–xviii, 1–767. Pergamon Press, Oxford. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/21037
Sulekic, A. A. & Z. E. R. Agrasar. 1998. Una nueva especie de Glyceria: G. saltensis (Poaceae: Meliceae). Darwiniana 35(1–4): 155–158. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1008695
Pohl, R. W. 1994. 36. Glyceria R. Br., nom. cons. Fl. Mesoamer. 6: 231–232. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1003104

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National Distribution

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Canada

Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

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Distribution

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Distribution: Pakistan (Sind); widespread in Europe; Southwest Asia and North Africa.

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Physical Description

Morphology

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Tufted perennial; culms 30-80 (-100) cm high, ascending from a prostrate base, rooting at the lower nodes. Leaf-blades flat or folded, 5-30 cm long, 3-14 mm wide, acuminate, dark- to bluish-green; ligule 2-8 mm long. Panicle broadly oblong, 10-40 cm long, loose, the branches suberect at first, finally widely spreading. Spikelets linear-oblong, 10-25 mm long, 7-16-flowered, greyish-green or purplish; glumes ovate, very obtuse, the lower 1.5-2.3 mm long, the upper 2.5-4 mm long; lemma 3.5-45 mm long, broadly elliptical, very obtuse, usually slightly crenulate at the tip, with 7 equally prominent, scabridulous nerves; palea keels winged above.

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Plicate Sweet-grass is a common European species at the limit of its range in Karachi, the only known locality in Pakistan. In Europe, where it flowers from June until August, its lush foliage is considered good fodder.

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Description

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Perennial, forming loose patches. Culms spongy, ascending from prostrate base, rooting at lower nodes, 30–100 cm tall, 3–6 mm in diam. Leaf sheaths keeled, scabrid in upper part, longer than internodes; leaf blades flat or folded, flaccid, green or gray-green, 6–30 cm × 4–10 mm, abaxial surface smooth or scabrid, adaxial surface scabrid, apex acute; ligule 3–6 mm. Panicle lanceolate at first, ovate at maturity, up to 30 cm; branches 3–5 at lower nodes, finally widely spreading, longer branches bearing up to 15 spikelets. Spikelets linear-oblong, cylindrical or slightly laterally compressed, 1–2.5 cm, florets 5–16, grayish green or purplish; glumes ovate, membranous, 1-veined, lower glume 1.4–2.3 mm, upper glume 2.5–4 mm, apex rounded; lemmas broadly elliptic or obovate-oblong, 3.5–4.5 mm, firmly herbaceous, scabrid, 7-veined, apex membranous, broadly obtuse; palea as long as lemma, keels narrowly winged, apex 2-denticulate. Stamens 3, anthers 0.8–1.4 mm. Fl. Jun–Aug. 2n = 40.

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Synonym

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Glyceria fluitans (Linnaeus) R. Brown var. plicata Fries; G. plicata (Fries) Fries; G. turcomanica Komarov.

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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

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Moist grassy places, ditches, shallow water; 700–1900 m. Xinjiang [Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan (Karachi), Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan; N Africa, SW Asia, Europe; introduced in North America and Australia].

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Associations

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Foodplant / feeds on
Bagous tubulus feeds on Glyceria notata

Foodplant / open feeder
gregarious adult of Donacia semicuprea grazes on windowed leaf (upper surface) of Glyceria notata
Remarks: season: 4-10
Other: minor host/prey

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Barcode

Locations of barcode samples

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Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Glyceria notata

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Statistics of barcoding coverage

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats

Specimen Records:	1
Specimens with Sequences:	2
Specimens with Barcodes:	2
Public Records:	0
Species:	1
Species With Barcodes:	1

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Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Glyceria notata

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

National NatureServe Conservation Status

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Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable

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NatureServe Conservation Status

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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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Glyceria notata

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Glyceria notata (marked glyceria, plicate sweet-grass) is a species of rhizomatous, tufted, perennial grasses in the mannagrass genus, found in all continents of the world. Its culms are 30–80 cm in height, ascending from a prostrate base, with dark- to bluish-green, flat or folded leaf-blades some 5–30 cm long by 3–14 mm wide.

Synonym

Glyceria plicata (Fries) Fries

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