Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

Sweet Vernal Grass:

Description:

• Grows to about 1 m
• Leaves short and sparse
• Spikelike panicles are brownish, 3-5 cm long on slender culms
• Glumes are very unequal in size, the upper twice as long as the lower and wrapped around the florets

Habitat:

• Fields
• Roadsides
• Waste places

Distribution:

• Scattered throughout