Anthoxanthum

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Anthoxanthum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Anthoxanthum
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Species

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Anthoxanthum is a large genus of true grass with a cosmopolitan distribution. Members of the genus are commonly known as vernalgrass in the United States.

A. odoratum can be found in certain parts of northern Europe; in particular it is sometimes found in acidic bogs such as its occurrence at the Portlethen Moss Nature Reserve in Scotland.

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