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Genus: Anthoxanthum

sweet grass

This genus has been expanded to include Hierochloe References: Schouten and Veldkamp (1985), Allred and Barkworth (2007).

Ligules: Anthoxanthum hirtum. ~ By William and Linda Steere and the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. ~ Copyright © 2019 William and Linda Steere and the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. ~ Barbara Thiers, Director; bthiers[at]nybg.org ~ C.V. Starr Herbarium - NY Botanical Gardens
Leaves: Anthoxanthum hirtum. ~ By R. Schipper. ~ Copyright © 2019 University of Michigan Herbarium. ~ No permission needed for non-commercial uses, with proper credit ~ U. of Michigan Herbarium - herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/

Family

Poaceae (grass family)

This Genus’s Species in New England:

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key