Glyceria fluitans (L.) R. Br.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Glyceria// Species: Glyceria fluitans (L.) R. Br.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Distribution: Native from Europe to Turkmenistan, Morocco according to the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Habitat: Found in wet habitats near streams and rivers, on muddy soil and shallow water.

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Spring -early summer (MAY, JUN).

Glyceria fluitans – habit. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Glyceria fluitans – panicle. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Glyceria fluitans – panicle. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Glyceria fluitans – spikelets. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Glyceria fluitans – spikelets. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Glyceria fluitans – spikelet. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Glyceria fluitans – stem with cauline leaf. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Glyceria fluitans – plant base. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Glyceria fluitans – vegetative growth. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Glyceria fluitans – stolons with developing lateral shoots. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Glyceria fluitans – floating stems with leaves. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 
Glyceria fluitans – stem with leaves. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. 

References:

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Glyceria fluitans (L.) R.Br. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:404100-1 [Accessed 28.08.2021].

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