Glyceria fluitans (Linaeus 1753) Brown 1810 (Family Poaceae)
Height: 40-120cm
Rarely Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Stoloniferous, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - July
(Earliest: 10.5)
Biotopes: |
Ponds |
Pollination: |
Wind |
Flower Visitors: |
Selandria serva |
Meliscaeva cinctella |
Rhagonycha fulva |
Parasites: |
Claviceps purpurea |
Hydrellia thoracica Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Chlorops limbatus Larva (Stem Borer) |
Herbivores: |
Tenthredopsis coquebertii Larva |
Donacia aquatica |
Possible Herbivores: |
Selandria melanosterna |
Several Chrysomelidae |
Sapivores: |
Several Aphididae |
Ischnodemus sabuleti |
Javesella obscurella |
Possible Sapivores: |
Metopolophium dirhodum |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Flote-grass
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 J.K. Lindsey
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