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Anthoxanthum
Also called Vernal Grasses, Holygrass, Sweetgrass, Vanillagrass, Vernalgrass, Vernal Grass, Sweet Grasses
Anthoxanthum is a genus of small grasses in the grass family, including the common sweet vernal grass (A. odoratum) of temperate meadows and bogs. It is grown mostly as a wild or ornamental grass rather than a garden staple.
Anthoxanthum (Latinised Greek for "yellow blossom"), commonly known as hornworts, vernal grasses, or vernalgrasses, is a genus of plants in the grass family. The generic name means 'yellow flower' in Botanical Latin, referring to the colour of the mature spikelets.
The members of Anthoxanthum are widespread in temperate and subtropical parts of Africa and Eurasia, with a few species in tropical mountains. Some species have become naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas. Anthoxanthum odoratum is a common species of acidic grassland and bogs in northern Europe. All the species reportedly contain the compound coumarin, used medicinally in many countries.
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