ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Glyceria maxima

Name author: (Hartm.) Holmb.

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Glyceria
Species: Glyceria maxima
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1919

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Glyceria maxima. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

30 synonyms in this snapshot

Catabrosa hydrophilaName author: Link
Exydra aquaticaName author: (L.) Endl.
Festuca aquaticaName author: (L.) Mutel
Glyceria altissimaName author: Garcke
Glyceria aquaticaName author: (L.) Wahlb.
Glyceria aquatica subsp. densifloraName author: Waisb.
Glyceria aquatica subsp. umbrosaName author: (Junge) Waisb.
Glyceria aquatica var. flavescensName author: Peterm.
Glyceria aquatica var. laxaName author: Hegi
Glyceria aquatica var. pallensName author: Klett & Richt.
Glyceria aquatica var. scabraName author: Peterm.
Glyceria maxima f. acutaName author: (Peterm.) Soó
Glyceria maxima f. scabraName author: (Peterm.) Soó
Glyceria maxima subsp. micranthaName author: H.Scholz
Glyceria spectabilisName author: Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Glyceria spectabilis f. acutaName author: Peterm.
Glyceria spectabilis var. acutaName author: Peterm.
Glyceria spectabilis var. laevisName author: Peterm.
Glyceria spectabilis var. scabraName author: (Peterm.) Peterm.
Glyceria spectabilis var. viviparaName author: Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Heleochloa aquaticaName author: (L.) Drejer
Heleochloa aquaticaName author: (L.) Fr.
Hydrochloa aquaticaName author: (L.) Hartm.
Hydropoa spectabilisName author: (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Dumort.
Melica aquaticaName author: (L.) Weber ex P.Beauv.
Melica aquaticaName author: Weber. ex P.Beauv.
Molinia maximaName author: Hartm.
Panicularia aquaticaName author: (L.) Kuntze
Poa aquaticaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Poa aquatica var. viviparaName author: Gray

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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