Poaceae
California sweetgrass
Anthoxanthum occidentale
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Anthoxanthum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- California sweetgrass
Synonyms
- Hierochloe macrophylla Thurb. ex Bol.
- Hierochloe occidentalis Buckley
- Torresia macrophylla (Thurb. ex Bol.) Hitchc.
Photos
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 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.