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  1. Glyceria, genus Glycerianoun

    manna grass

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  1. Glyceria

    Glyceria is a widespread genus of grass family common across Eurasia, Australia, North Africa, and the Americas.Glyceria is known commonly as mannagrass in the United States, or, in the UK, sweet-grass. These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found in wet areas in temperate regions worldwide. The base of the grass grows along the ground and may root at several places. Then it grows erect and bears leaf blades which may be flat or folded. The panicle inflorescences nod when heavy. Some mannagrasses are considered weeds while others are endangered in their native habitats. SpeciesGlyceria acutiflora - creeping mannagrass - China, Korea, Japan, northeastern + east-central USA Glyceria alnasteretum - Alaska, Russian Far East, Japan, Korea Glyceria × amurensis - Amur Oblast Glyceria arkansana - Arkansas mannagrass - south-central USA Glyceria arundinacea - Eurasia from Hungary to Korea Glyceria australis - Australian sweetgrass - Australia Glyceria borealis - northern mannagrass - western, north-central, + northeastern USA incl Alaska; Canada incl Yukon + Northwest Territories; Mexico (Chihuahua) Glyceria canadensis - rattlesnake mannagrass, Canadian mannagrass - Canada; USA (Northeast, Great Lakes, Oregon, Washington) Glyceria caspia - Caucasus Glyceria chinensis - China (Yunnan, Guizhou) Glyceria colombiana - Colombia Glyceria declinata - waxy mannagrass, low glyceria, small sweet-grass - Europe, Morocco, Madeira, Azores, Canary Islands; naturalized in scattered locales in North America Glyceria depauperata - Japan, Kuril Islands Glyceria × digenea - France, Czech Republic Glyceria drummondii - Western Australia Glyceria elata - tall mannagrass - western USA, British Columbia, Alberta Glyceria fluitans - water mannagrass, floating sweet-grass - Morocco; Eurasia from Iceland + Portugal to Turkmenistan Glyceria × gatineauensis - Québec, New York, West Virginia Glyceria grandis - American mannagrass - USA incl Alaska; Canada incl Yukon + Northwest Territories Glyceria insularis - Tristan da Cunha Glyceria ischyroneura - Japan, Kuril Islands, Korea Glyceria latispicea - New South Wales Glyceria leptolepis - Russian Far East, China incl Taiwan, Korea, Japan Glyceria leptorhiza - Korea, Honshu, Hokkaido, Heilongjiang, Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk, Zabaykalsky Krai Glyceria leptostachya - davy mannagrass, narrow mannagrass - California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska Glyceria lithuanica - Lithuanian mannagrass - northern Eurasia from Norway to Korea Glyceria maxima - reed mannagrass, English watergrass, reed sweet-grass - Eurasia from Ireland to Xinjiang Glyceria melicaria - melic mannagrass - eastern North America Glyceria multiflora - Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina Glyceria nemoralis - Caucasus, central + eastern Europe Glyceria notata - marked glyceria, plicate sweet-grass - Eurasia + North Africa from Denmark + Morocco to Xinjiang Glyceria nubigena - Great Smoky Mountain mannagrass - Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina + Tennessee Glyceria obtusa - Atlantic mannagrass - eastern North America Glyceria occidentalis - northwestern mannagrass - California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Idaho, Nevada Glyceria × ottawensis - Ontario Glyceria × pedicellata - northern + central Europe Glyceria pulchella - MacKenzie Valley mannagrass, beautiful glyceria - Alaska, western Canada incl Yukon + Northwest Territories Glyceria saltensis - Salta Province in Argentina Glyceria septentrionalis - floating mannagrass - eastern USA, eastern Canada, northeastern Mexico Glyceria spicata - India, Mediterranean Glyceria spiculosa - eastern Russia, northern China, Korea Glyceria striata - fowl mannagrass, ridged glyceria - Canada incl Arctic Territories, USA incl Alaska, Mexico, Guatemala Glyceria × tokitana Masamura - Japan Glyceria tonglensis C.B.Clarke - Himalayas, China incl Tibetformerly includedNumerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Arctophila Catabrosa Colpodium Dryopoa Eragrostis Hydrocotyle Melica Phippsia Poa Puccinellia Scolochloa Torreyochloa Triplasis

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  1. glyceria

    Glyceria is a genus of grasses, commonly known as mannagrass or sweetgrass, which includes around 40-50 species found worldwide. These grasses usually grow in the wetlands or marshy areas and are typically perennial. The name Glyceria is derived from the Greek word "glykeros", meaning sweet, in reference to the sweet-tasting grains of some species.

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  1. Glyceria

    Glyceria is a genus of grasses known commonly as mannagrass or, as referred to in the UK, sweet-grass. These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found in wet areas in temperate regions worldwide. The base of the grass grows along the ground and may root at several places. Then it grows erect and bears leaf blades which may be flat or folded. The panicle inflorescences nod when heavy. Some mannagrasses are considered weeds while others are endangered in their native habitats. There are about 40 to 55 species in the genus. Species include: ⁕Glyceria acutiflora - creeping mannagrass ⁕Glyceria alnasteretum - Aleutian mannagrass ⁕Glyceria arkansana - Arkansas mannagrass ⁕Glyceria australis - Australian sweetgrass ⁕Glyceria borealis - northern mannagrass ⁕Glyceria canadensis - rattlesnake mannagrass, Canadian mannagrass ⁕Glyceria declinata - waxy mannagrass, low glyceria, small sweet-grass ⁕Glyceria elata - tall mannagrass ⁕Glyceria fluitans - water mannagrass, floating sweet-grass ⁕Glyceria grandis - American mannagrass ⁕Glyceria laxa - limp mannagrass ⁕Glyceria leptostachya - davy mannagrass, narrow mannagrass ⁕Glyceria lithuanica - Lithuanian mannagrass ⁕Glyceria maxima - reed mannagrass, English watergrass, reed sweet-grass

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of glyceria in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of glyceria in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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