Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P.Beauv.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P.Beauv.

  • Description

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    Species Description - Culms 1–7 dm; lvs 3–8(–10) mm wide; infl 8–15 cm, the finely hairy branches divergent, in fascicles of ca 5; first glume ovate, 1–1.7 mm; second glume oblong, truncate and usually erose, 1.6–2 mm; lemmas broadly oblong, 2.2–3 mm, glabrous; anthers 1–1.3 mm; 2n=20. Shallow water or wet soil; circumboreal, s. to N.B., Wis., Nebr., and Ariz.