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Anthoxanthum odoratum

Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

sweet vernal grass, sweet vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass)
Image ID: 10142
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: ANOD
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anthoxanthum odoratum
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: ANTHO
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Anthoxanthum
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Hornwort
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 50 species (as here circumscribed to include Hierochloe), perennials and annuals, of temperate, boreal, and arctic regions. Tucker (1996), Soreng et al. (2003), and Allred & Barkworth in FNA (2007a) all include Hierochloe into a more broadly circumscribed Anthoxanthum.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Allred & Barkworth in FNA (2007a); Tucker (1996)=Z; Soreng et al. (2003)=Y.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: POACEA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Poaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: (R. Brown) Barnhart 1895 or GRAMINEAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Grass Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 771 genera and 12,074 species, herbs (and some shrubs and trees), cosmopolitan. Tribal classification largely follows FNA (2003a, 2007a), with some changes based on subsequent research, as for instance in the Chloridoideae (Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson 2010a).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a, 2007a)=FNA; Hitchcock and Chase (1950)=HC; Blomquist (1948); Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson (2010a, 2010b). Key to genera adapted in large part from FNA.

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Grass/Grasslike

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BLOOM TIME: Apr-Jun
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NATIVE RANGE: Europe

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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
4202 1992-0358 View
5370 1995-0492 View
5942 1995-1071 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
6530 4202 200 NCBG staff 1993-03-01 View
7848 5370 203 NCBG staff 1992-01-01 View
7849 5370 203 NCBG staff 1992-01-01 View
8503 5942 2 NCBG staff 1992-01-01 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: ANOD
USDA Common Name: Sweet Vernalgrass
Native Status: L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I)
Distribution: 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)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACU FACU FAC FACU FAC UPL FACU FACU FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anthoxanthum odoratum
COMMON NAME: Sweet Vernal Grass
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, HC, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, WV, Z; = A. odoratum ssp. odoratum - K]
PHENOLOGY: Apr-Jun.
HABITAT: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas; native of Europe.
COMMENTS: A. odoratum is a familiar grass of suburban areas and roadsides, and its pollen is known as a major cause of spring hay fever. From a letter from Charles Darwin to J.D. Hooker, in June 1855: Have just made out my first grass, hurrah! hurrah! I must confess that fortune favours the bold, for, as good luck would have it, it was the easy Anthoxanthum odoratum: nevertheless it is a great discovery; I never expected to make out a grass in all my life, so hurrah! It has done my stomach surprising good…
RANGE MAP: Anthoxanthum odoratum.png

Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Poaceae (R. Brown) Barnhart 1895 or GRAMINEAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Grass Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 771 genera and 12,074 species, herbs (and some shrubs and trees), cosmopolitan. Tribal classification largely follows FNA (2003a, 2007a), with some changes based on subsequent research, as for instance in the Chloridoideae (Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson 2010a).
REFERENCE: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a, 2007a)=FNA; Hitchcock and Chase (1950)=HC; Blomquist (1948); Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson (2010a, 2010b). Key to genera adapted in large part from FNA.
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Anthoxanthum L. (Hornwort)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 50 species (as here circumscribed to include Hierochloe), perennials and annuals, of temperate, boreal, and arctic regions. Tucker (1996), Soreng et al. (2003), and Allred & Barkworth in FNA (2007a) all include Hierochloe into a more broadly circumscribed Anthoxanthum.
REFERENCE: Allred & Barkworth in FNA (2007a); Tucker (1996)=Z; Soreng et al. (2003)=Y.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Anthoxanthum odoratum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Anthoxanthum odoratum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Anthoxanthum odoratum in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Anthoxanthum odoratum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Anthoxanthum odoratum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Anthoxanthum odoratum

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 10142 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 10142 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 10142 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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