Fowl Manna Grass - Glyceria striata

"Category: Grass

Common Name: Fowl Manna Grass

Scientific Name: Glyceria striata

Sun Conditions:Full Sun/Partial Shade

Soil Conditions: Medium to Wet

Height Range: 2-4 ft

Width Range: 1-2 ft

Growth Habit: Summer to Fall

Growth Rate: Green

Bloom Color: Yes

Bloom Time: Green

Seed/Fruit Production: Upright

Foliage Color: Medium

Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9

Evergreen: No (cool-season grass; foliage dies back in winter)

Deer Resistant: Yes, mostly (reported deer resistant/undesirable by most sources, though a few note light seasonal browsing by deer, muskrats, and even bears)

Forage: Good-to-very-good palatable forage for cattle and horses, fair for sheep; also seasonally browsed by deer, muskrat, elk, and bears; geese eat the foliage along water

Poisonous: No known toxicity

Wildlife Value Highlights: Seeds are food for waterfowl and other birds; dense growth provides excellent cover and nesting material for wetland birds and small mammals; larval host for the moth Elachista irrorata

Ecological/Landscape Use: Wetland, pond/stream-edge and bog-garden restoration, rain gardens, shoreline stabilization; tolerates a wide range of light from full sun to dense shade

Lepidoptera Supported by Family/Group: Host plant for the moth Elachista irrorata

Lepidoptera Supported by Species: Elachista irrorata

For More Info: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=glst
https://tnyards.utk.edu/glyceria-striata/