Anthoxanthum

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Anthoxanthum
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Anthoxanthum
L.
Species

18–20 - See text.

Anthoxanthum, the vernal grasses or vernalgrasses, is a large genus of true grass with a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

A. odoratum is a common species of acidic grassland and bogs in northern Europe.

The genus Hierochloe is included in Anthoxanthum by some recent authors.[2]

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Selected species

  • Anthoxanthum aethiopicum
  • Anthoxanthum amarum
  • Anthoxanthum alpinum
  • Anthoxanthum aristatum
  • Anthoxanthum borii
  • Anthoxanthum dregeanum
  • Anthoxanthum ecklonii
  • Anthoxanthum gracila
  • Anthoxanthum hookeri
  • Anthoxanthum horsfieldii
  • Anthoxanthum japonicum
  • Anthoxanthum madagascariense
  • Anthoxanthum nivale
  • Anthoxanthum odoratum
  • Anthoxanthum ovatum
  • Anthoxanthum pallidum
  • Anthoxanthum sikkimense
  • Anthoxanthum tongo

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