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Glyceria (Poaceae) 4b:227
   
Tasmania has one native and four introduced species of Glyceria (sweetgrass or flotegrass). All are large perennial aquatic or sub-aquatic species from rivers, ditches, dams etc.

The inflorescence is a panicle. The spikelets mostly have many flowers, and lack awns.

Glyceria maxima is known as reed sweetgrass.


 

 
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