Poaceae FAMILY
Glyceria fluitans
Glyceria fluitans
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Glyceria fluitans is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.45 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, temperate Asia the Caucasus and N. America.
HabitatShallow water, either stagnant or slow flowing, or in wet soils whether acid or calcareous[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].