| Hierochloe | |
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| sweet grass | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Hierochloe R. Br. |
| Species | |
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~30 - See text. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Anthoxanthum[1] |
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Hierochloe is a genus of grasses known generally as sweetgrass. These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found in temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere. These erect green grasses are known for their sweet scent. They bear panicle inflorescences with rounded grass grain fruits.
Hierochloe is also regarded as a section of the genus Anthoxanthum.[1]
Selected species: