THIS IS A DRAFT
The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.
Glyceria maxima
Reed Sweet-grass
Species Details
Reed Sweet-grass is a perennial that forms extensive stands in and by slow-flowing rivers, canals, ponds and lakes, also growing in seasonally flooded grasslands. This native grass is found throughout the lowlands of the county, from Padfield (SK0396) and Brierly Green (SK0282) in the north-west, Centenary Ponds (SK4184) in the north-east, to Croxall (SK1913) and Calke Park (SK3623) in the south. As it is increasingly being planted around ornamental ponds, its natural distribution is becoming obscured.