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Anthoxanthum redolens
Also called Karetu, Cinnamon Grass
Anthoxanthum redolens, also known as holy grass, kāretu (Te Reo Māori), and cinnamon grass (Falkland Islands), is a species of grass native mostly to the Southern Hemisphere, as well as Ecuador. It was originally described as Holcus redolens by Martin Vahl in 1791 from a specimen collected in Tierra del Fuego.
A. redolens is indigenous to New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador.
Annual vernalgrass · Southern Holy Grass · Anthoxanthum gracile · Anthoxanthum occidentale · Sweet vernalgrass · Hornwort · Hierochloe australis · Anthoxanthum cupreum · Hierochloe odorata
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anthoxanthum redolens 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.
