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Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
sweet vernalgrass

       
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Photo of Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

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Distribution:
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 3 species in Anthoxanthum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Anthoxanthum odoratum L. ssp. odoratum. .
Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum
sweet vernalgrass
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Anthoxanthum L. – hornwort
Species Anthoxanthum odoratum L. – sweet vernalgrass
 

Introduced Information:
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU FACU FACU FACU NO NO NO NO NI FACU FACU UPL NO UPL
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41395.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

HI-Plants of Hawaii (HEAR)

OH-Ohio State University Seed ID Workshop

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

UK-Plants For A Future

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)

Wilkes University: line drawing & abstract

 
 
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