| Accepted name: |
Anthoxanthum nitens (Weber) Y. Schouten & Veldkamp ssp. nitens |
| Synonym(s): |
-Hierochloe arctica Presl
-Hierochloe borealis Roem. & Schult.
-Holcus fragrans Willd.
-Holcus odoratus L.
-Savastana odorata (L.) Scribn.
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| English names: |
Vanilla Sweetgrass
Vanilla Sweetgrass
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| French names: |
Hiérochloé odorante
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
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| OPL Code: |
GANTNIN
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
3 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Infusion of plant taken for coughs.Leaves and boiled hoof sticky substance used as a hair tonic.Stems soaked in water and used as an eyewash.Infusion of plant taken for sore throats(*11)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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