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Glyceria canadensis

(Michx.) Trin.

Canada Mannagrass

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153667

Element CodePMPOA2Y040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusGlyceria

Other Common Names

Glycérie du Canada (FR) Rattlesnake Mannagrass (EN) rattlesnake mannagrass (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-04-13

Change Date1984-05-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	SH	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes
Manitoba	S1	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
British Columbia	SNA	No
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S5	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
West Virginia	S3	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S5	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Illinois	SX	Yes
Virginia	S3	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S1	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Michigan (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Norwich Plains Revised Roadless Area	Ottawa National Forest	4,360

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cabin Creek	Superior National Forest	6,071

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kelley Mountain	George Washington National Forest	7,590

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Seneca Creek	Monongahela National Forest	22,287

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.