sweet vernal grass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Summary 2

Anthoxanthum odoratum, known as sweet vernal grass, is a short-lived perennial grass that is native to acidic grassland in Eurasia. It is grown as a lawn grass and a house plant, due to its sweet scent, and can also be found on unimproved pastures and meadows. The specific epithet odoratum is Latin for 'odorous'.

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  1. (c) Brett Sandford, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), uploaded by Brett Sandford
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthoxanthum_odoratum

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