Anthoxanthum odoratum

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusAnthoxanthum
Species:Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
Common NameSweet Vernalgrass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Anthoxanthum odoratum var. altissimum Anthoxanthum odoratum var. altissimum Eaton
Anthoxanthum pilosum Anthoxanthum pilosum Döll
Anthoxanthum villosum Anthoxanthum villosum

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Carter (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Garrard (KY), Greenup (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Martin (KY), Menifee (KY), Monroe (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Owen (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1962 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100108834 Union Tennessee 01 Jun 1983 Henry R. DeSelm
338
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108701 Greenup Kentucky 02 May 1979 Richard H. Hannan
1376
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108669 Clinton Kentucky 21 Jun 2000 Mark A. Gorton
00-227
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108776 Laurel Kentucky 01 May 1993 Randy L. Mears
93-55
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108800 Laurel Kentucky 04 May 1985 Ralph L. Thompson
85-102
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100779154 Menifee Kentucky 05 Jun 2017 Thomas McFadden
512
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108792 Rockcastle Kentucky 11 May 1989 Neal Denton
81
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108685 Cumberland Kentucky 01 May 1999 Ross C. Clark
24339
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108693 Fayette Kentucky 07 May 1964 Elizabeth M. Browne
8286
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108826 Cumberland Tennessee 21 May 1971 Robert Kral
42760
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108677 Clinton Kentucky 21 Jun 2000 Mark A. Gorton
00-226
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100724895 Garrard Kentucky 22 May 2011 W.W. Overbeck
1258
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108750 Lewis Kentucky 12 May 1999 Kim Feeman
397
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108768 Lincoln Kentucky 22 May 1988 Bruce Hoagland
84
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108743 Carter Kentucky 11 May 1998 Ronald L. Jones
8490
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100724762 Garrard Kentucky 06 May 2010 W.W. Overbeck
443
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108651 Bell Kentucky 20 Jul 1989 Ralph L. Thompson
89-1578
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108784 Muhlenberg Kentucky 01 Jun 1993 Landon E. McKinney
5675
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108727 Jackson Kentucky 12 Apr 1986 Joe Abner
115
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108735 Laurel Kentucky 04 May 1985 Ralph L. Thompson
85-102
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31234100108719 Harlan Kentucky 28 May 1978 Ray Cranfill
3404
EKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005422 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005421 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005419 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005417 Estill Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005427 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005416 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005426 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005425 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005428 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU002833 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU002832 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
N/A Carter Tennessee 12 Jun 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU002834 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU002831 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU002829 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU002828 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
N/A Johnson Tennessee 06 Jul 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
N/A Carter Tennessee 31 Mar 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31973000020762 Owen Kentucky 11 Jun 1999 Thieret, John
60549
KNK
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31973000020767 Lewis Kentucky 05 May 1994 Thieret, John
57277
KNK
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31973000020763 Martin Kentucky 03 May 1992 Thieret, John
55818
KNK
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31973000020754 Letcher Kentucky 17 May 1994 Thieret, John
57476
KNK
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31973000020765 Jefferson Kentucky 26 Apr 1994 Thieret, John
57215
KNK
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31973000020766 Harlan Kentucky 17 May 1994 Thieret, John
57465
KNK
Anthoxanthum odoratum
MDKY00004056 Lewis Kentucky
MDKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
MDKY00004053 Fayette Kentucky
MDKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
MDKY00004052 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
MDKY00004054 Fayette Kentucky
MDKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
MDKY00004055 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025282 McMinn Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0150758 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025331 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025291 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025288 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025280 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025268 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025286 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025278 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025264 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025259 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025287 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025262 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025263 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025273 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025266 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025271 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025292 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025284 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025270 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025277 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025289 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025285 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025267 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025276 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025265 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025269 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025257 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025260 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025290 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025283 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025261 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025272 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025279 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025256 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025281 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025258 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025275 Jefferson Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0025274 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
UCHT002382 Fentress Tennessee
UCHT
Anthoxanthum odoratum
UCHT002389 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Anthoxanthum odoratum
UCHT006378 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Anthoxanthum odoratum
UCHT002388 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Anthoxanthum odoratum
UCHT002387 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Anthoxanthum odoratum
UCHT002390 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Anthoxanthum odoratum
UCHT006377 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0034733 Jackson Tennessee
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0034735 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0089501 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0064729 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU025915 Hawkins Tennessee 16 Apr 2019 Frosty Levy
19078
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0103224 Lewis Kentucky
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0041444 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0070431 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0097867 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU025492 Johnson Tennessee 15 May 2013 Adam McCullough
DOEM 0117
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0041443 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0071862 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
HTTU033153 Scott Tennessee
HTTU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU033646 Carter Tennessee 05 Jun 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0110999 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0087495 Monroe Kentucky 08 May 2017 Mason Brock
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
TENN-V-0245280 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Anthoxanthum odoratum
UOS07601 Franklin Tennessee 10 May 1962 R.K. Goodman
UOS
Anthoxanthum odoratum
UOS07598 Franklin Tennessee 21 May 1968 T.W. Ellis
UOS
Anthoxanthum odoratum
UOS07596 Franklin Tennessee 24 Jun 1999 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA025908 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31973000020764 Kenton Kentucky 17 Jun 1978 Applegarth, Patrick
323
KNK
Anthoxanthum odoratum
31973000020761 Jefferson Kentucky 16 Apr 1983 Thieret, John
53970
KNK
Anthoxanthum odoratum
UOS07597 Franklin Tennessee 11 May 2007 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU030194 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BRIT236636 Polk Tennessee
VDB
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0053384 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0034734 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU033644 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005420 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005418 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005423 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
BEREA005424 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0068949 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0064465 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0111000 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
HTTU029200 Scott Tennessee
HTTU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
MEM009228 Sevier Tennessee 15 May 1973 Raymond Athey
s.n.
MEM
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0111001 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0064730 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
APSC0091906 Garrard Kentucky
APSC
Anthoxanthum odoratum
HTTU029252 Scott Tennessee
HTTU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU030976 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 16 Apr 2019 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
ETSU025468 Johnson Tennessee 04 May 2013 Adam McCullough, Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
DOEM 0093
ETSU
Anthoxanthum odoratum
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Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Joey Shaw