Glyceria maxima
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Description
Reed sweetgrass is a 1–2.5 m tall perennial grass that forms extensive, bright green and often semi-floating growths on shores. Its culms are sturdy and its leaves are 5–15 mm wide and shiny below. The inflorescence is a wide, stiff and scabridulous panicle. The colour of the spikelets varies from yellowish brown to yellowish green.
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Glyceria maxima
Author
(Hartm.) Holmb.
Vernacular names
- isosorsimo (Finnish)
- jättegröe (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.40510
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
Status in Finland
- TNV - alien, new, resident
- 3 - spreading in the wild; completely of cultivated origin
This species is invasive
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Regulatory Status
Finland’s National Strategy on Invasive Alien Species (GR 2012) ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
- 2019 NA – Not Applicable
- 2010 NA – Not Applicable
Experts
- Pertti Uotila
- Henry Väre
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
- Plant life forms
- Aquatic plants
- Helophytes
Taxon information in machine-readable form