Common Name: sweet vernalgrass
Scientific Name: Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
Family Name: Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle – perennial, reproducing by seed and short, thin rhizomes

culms – upright, stiff, forming tuft, smooth growth habit

leaves – blades flat, bright green, hairy particularly near base, margins rough; rolled in bud; auricles absent; ligule membranous with very small hairs on top, large; sheaths smooth or sometimes finely haired, margins transparent, overlapping

seedheads – spike-like cylindrical panicle, terminal, green, dense, anthers usually present, one of the first grasses to flower in the spring seedhead

other – sweetly scented when crushed or cut, vanilla-like, more pronounced when tissue dries

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