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Hierochloë odorata (L.) P. Beauv.

Holy-Grass

Poaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Genus: Hierochloë (Sweetgrass)

Synonyms

Hierochloë odorata
Hierochloë borealis
Holcus odoratus

Related species

Hierochloë odorata (L.) P. Beauv. - Holy-Grass
Hierochloë hirta (Schrank) Borbás - Holy-Grass
Hierochloë australis (Schrad.) Roem. & Schult. - Southern Holy Grass

Traits


    20–90 cm tall, turf-forming. inflorescence: panicle-like. spikelets: 3‑flowered, 3–7 mm long, the topmost flower ⚥, the lower ♂. lemmas: 2–5 mm long, with an awn-shaped apex or shortly awned, sparsely ciliate at the margin, hairs 0.5–0.7 mm long. awn: inserted in the...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Hierochloë odorata

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Hierochloë odorata

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Hierochloë odorata

Hierochloë odorata

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths

  • in moist to wet habitats

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