Glyceria sect. Hydropoa
not or only slightly compressed, midvein sometimes conspicuous distally.
12-30 cm wide, usually open;
branches divergent to strongly divergent and drooping;
pedicels 0.8-15 mm.
oval in side view, lengths 1-4 times widths, somewhat laterally compressed, usually not appressed to the panicle branches.
ovoid-oblong;
hila ovoid to oblong.
with apices acute to rounded or truncate, more or less flat to slightly prow-shaped;
paleas keeled, keels not winged, truncate to notched between the keels;
lodicules wholly to partially connate;
anthers 1, 2, or 3.
Glyceria sect. Hydropoa
Glyceria sect. Hydropoa includes approximately five species. Three species grow in the Flora region; one is introduced. They grow along streams and at the edges of lakes and ponds.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
