Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
(Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass)
GenusAnthoxanthum (vernal-grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass) :
1: Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass)
2 May 2015 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Flowering culms - white backgroundImage 2: Inflorescences - close-upImage 3: Inflorescences - white backgroundImage 4: PlantsImage 5: Sward with flower headsImage 6: Auricles and ligule - front view - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 7: Auricles and ligule - side view - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 8: Fertile floret with two anthers - magnified - black backgroundImage 9: Glumes and sterile florets - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 10: Inflorescences - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 11: Inflorescences - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 12: Inflorescences - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 13: Leaf tips - abaxial (above) and adaxial (below) views - magnified - black backgroundImage 14: Ligule - face view - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 15: Node - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 16: Spikelet dissction - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 17: Spikelet dissection - enlarged - black background
2: Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass)
20 May 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in garden lawn
Image 1: Flowering in a wild lawnImage 2: InflorescencesImage 3: Inflorescences - close-up
3: Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass)
24 May 1969 OSGR: TL77 52° 20’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Suffolk (VC 26) England
Image 1: Plant

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gateley, P Anthoxanthum odoratum: Sweet Vernal-grass

Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 22 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass)
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