Poaceae
Sweetgrass
Anthoxanthum nitens
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Anthoxanthum
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Common names
By language (12)
- Belarusian
- Зубрава трава, Зуброўка пахучая, Тураўка, Цяпалоць
- Chinese
- 茅香, 茅香根, 香茅草
- Czech
- Tomkovice vonná, Zubří tráva
- English
- Sweetgrass, Bison grass, Buffalo grass, Holy grass, Manna grass, Mary’s grass, Seneca grass, Sweet grass
- Esperanto
- Bizona herbo
- Finnish
- Niittymaarianheinä, Lännenmaarianheinä, Tuoksumaarianheinä
- French
- Herbe aux bisons, Herbe de bison, L'herbe de bison
- German
- Bisongras, Duft-Mariengras, Freyagras, Liebfrauengras, Mariengras, Sweet Grass, Sweetgrass, Vanilla Grass
- Japanese
- セイヨウコウボウ
- oj
- Wiingashk
- Polish
- Turówka wonna
- Russian
- Зубровка душистая, Желтохвост, Зубровка пахучая, Пахучий колосок, Священная трава, Туровка, Чаполоть, Чудотворка
Synonyms
- Anthoxanthum hirtum (Schrank) Y.Schouten & Veldkamp
- Anthoxanthum hirtum subsp. arcticum (J.Presl) G.C.Tucker
- Anthoxanthum nitens subsp. balticum (G.Weim.) G.C.Tucker
- Anthoxanthum nitens subsp. kolymense (Prob.) Röser & Tkach
- Avena odorata (L.) Koeler
- Dimesia fragrans (Willd.) Raf.
- Hierochloe annulata Petrov
- Hierochloe arctica J.Presl
- Hierochloe baltica (G.Weim.) Czerep.
- Hierochloe borealis (Schrad.) Roem. & Schult.
- Hierochloe borealis var. biflora (Hartm.) Hartm.
- Hierochloe borealis var. firma Hartm.
- Hierochloe borealis var. firma Hartm.
- Hierochloe borealis var. microstachya Hartm.
- Hierochloe borealis var. microstachya Hartm.
- Hierochloe fragrans (Willd.) Roem. & Schult.
- Hierochloe glauca Gliem. ex Bab.
- Hierochloe hirta subsp. arctica (J.Presl) G.Weim.
- Hierochloe hirta subsp. praetermissa G.Weim.
- Hierochloe hirta var. annulata (Petrov) Vilyasoo
- Hierochloe nashii (C.Bicknell) Kaczm.
- Hierochloe nashii Kaczm.
- Hierochloe odorata (L.) P.Beauv.
- Hierochloe odorata f. eamesii Fernald
- Hierochloe odorata subsp. arctica (J.Presl) Tzvelev
- Hierochloe odorata subsp. baltica G.Weim.
- Hierochloe odorata subsp. fragrans (Willd.) K.Richt.
- Hierochloe odorata subsp. hirta (Schrank) Tzvelev
- Hierochloe odorata subsp. kolymensis Prob.
- Hierochloe odorata subsp. praetermissa (G.Weim.) B.Walln.
- Hierochloe odorata var. annulata Petrov
- Hierochloe odorata var. biflora Hartm.
- Hierochloe odorata var. diffusa Fiek
- Hierochloe odorata var. firma F.Nyl.
- Hierochloe odorata var. fragrans (Willd.) K.Richt.
- Hierochloe praetermissa (G.Weim.) Prob. & Tzvelev
- Hierochloe wrangelica Jurtzev & Prob.
- Holcus arcticus Sommerf.
- Holcus borealis Schrad.
- Holcus borealis var. biflorus Hartm.
and 9 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- May (from 49 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Uliana Bogatyreva, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jermaine cartier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Николай Соболев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tristan JM, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tyler Ekholm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.