- Hierochloe
Taxobox
name = "Hierochloe"
image_width = 250px
image_caption =sweet grass
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Poales
familia =Poaceae
subfamilia =Pooideae
genus = "Hierochloe"
genus_authority = R. Br.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = ~30 - See text."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 bearpanicle inflorescences with rounded grass grain fruits.Selected species:
*"Hierochloe alpina " - alpine sweetgrass
*"Hierochloe fraseri "
*"Hierochloe hirta " - northern sweetgrass
*"Hierochloe magellanica "
*"Hierochloe occidentalis " - California sweetgrass
*"Hierochloe odorata" - sweetgrass, holy grass, vanilla grass
*"Hierochloe pauciflora " - arctic sweetgrass
*"Hierochloe rariflora "
*"Hierochloe recurvata "
*"Hierochloe redolens "
*"Hierochloe sibirica "
*"Hierochloe stepporum "
*"Hierochloe submutica "External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,9048 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HIERO USDA Plants Profile]
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