Glyceria striata (Lam.). Fowl Mannagrass Habit: Pale green leafy perennial in clumps. Culms: Erect, slender, rather firm, 30-100 cm. tall. Blades: Erect or ascending, flat or folded, somewhat firm, 15-30 cm. long, 4-10 mm. wide. Sheaths: Except the lower shorter than the internodes, closed nearly to the summit, rough. Ligule: Membranous, 1-3 mm. long, nearly truncate. Inflorescence: Panicle pale green or purple, 10-20 cm. long; branches ascending at the base but finally drooping above. Spikelets: Green or purple, ovate or oblong, 3-7-flowered, 3-4 mm. long, mostly crowded towards the ends of the branches. Glumes: 2, ovate, unequal, about 0.5 and 1 mm. long, usually obtuse, both much shorter than the florets adjoining. Lemmas: 1.5-2 mm. long, conspicuously 7-nerved, the scarious tip inconspicuous. Palea: Rather firm, about as long as the lemma, the smooth tip inconspicuous. Palea: Rather firm, about as long as the lemma, the smooth keels prominent, incurved. Fruit: Grain about 1 mm. long, oval, apiculate. Habitat: Moist meadows and swamps. June-August. Kansas Range: North half and east third. Use: Of some forage value. Remarks: May occasionally contain cyanogenetic compounds. Synonyms: Glyceria elata (Nash ex Rydb.) M.E. Jones Glyceria nervata (Willd.) Trin. Glyceria striata (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc. var. stricta (Scribn.) Fern. Glyceria striata (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc. ssp. stricta (Scribn.) Hultén