Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Glyceria grandis [Glyceria arundinacea subsp. grandis] [Glyceria maxima subsp. grandis] [Panicularia grandis]
Family
Poaceae
CommonName
American mannagrass, reed mannagrass
Presence
yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
1873
LatestDate
2013
Ecosystem
basin, foothill, montane, ruderal, urban
Geobotanical
Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin
Counties
Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Baca, Monte Vista
Other Localities
Alamosa (town)
Comments
NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. American mannagrass (native to the USA and introduced in Europe) grows in moist Watershed habitats—alongside irrigation canals and creeks, rivers, and ponds. Glyceria grandis has been vouchered fairly often from the Watershed, from both basins and from the San Juans and the Cristos at lower elevations. It is the largest of mannagrasses in the Valley. The USA distribution is extensive, across the entire northern third of the nation and down the Rockies to Colorado and New Mexico. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage through most of New Mexico but not into Texas.