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Anthoxanthum occidentale is a species of grass known by the common name California sweetgrass. It is a close relative of the more widely known sweet grass. It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to California, where it grows in the coniferous forests of the coastal mountain ranges. This is a rhizomatous perennial grass with leaves up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long and 1.5 cm (0.59 in) wide. The stem reaches a metre in height with an inflorescence of 7 to 10 centimetres (2.8 to 3.9 in). The spikelets grow on short, wavy stalks and each has three florets with long, protruding stamens during flowering.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anthoxanthum occidentale by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
