Hierochloe

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Hierochloe

Genus of grasses

Hierochloe is a genus of plants in the grass family known generally as sweetgrass.[3] These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found primarily in temperate and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America, although some species extend southwards into Australia and Latin America.[1][4]

Quick Facts Hierochloe, Scientific classification ...

These erect green grasses are known for their sweet scent. They bear panicle inflorescences with rounded grass grain fruits.[5]

Some authors advocate merging the two genera Hierochloe and Anthoxanthum, though others disagree.[6][7][8]

Species[1]
formerly included[1]

numerous species now regarded as better suited to other genera: Anthoxanthum Centotheca Holcus

References

  1. [1]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. [2]
    International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants see § 60.6
  3. [3]
    Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 208-209 in Latin
  4. [4]
    USDA Plants Profile
  5. [5]
    Jepson Manual Treatment
  6. [6]
    Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 336 黄花茅属 huang hua mao shu Anthoxanthum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 28. 1753
  7. [7]
    Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Anthoxanthum
  8. [8]
    Hope, Tom, & Gray, Alan, Grasses of the British Isles: BSBI Handbook No. 13, Botanical Society of the British Isles, 2009, p 312. ISBN 978-0-901158-42-0.
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