Hierochloe occidentalis

Taxobox
name = "Hierochloe occidentalis"

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image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
subfamilia = Pooideae
genus = "Hierochloe"
species = "H. occidentalis"
binomial = "Hierochloe occidentalis"
binomial_authority = Buckley
synonyms = "Anthoxanthum occidentale"
"Hierochloe macrophylla"

"Hierochloe occidentalis" is a species of grass known by the common name California sweetgrass. It is a close relative of the more widely known sweet grass. It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to California, where it grows in the coniferous forests of the coastal mountain ranges. This is a rhizomatous perennial grass with leaves up to 30 centimeters long and 1.5 wide. The stem reaches a meter in height with an inflorescence of 7 to 10 centimeters. The spikelets grow on short, wavy stalks and each has three florets with long, protruding stamens during flowering.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,9048,9049 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HIOC USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Hierochloe+occidentalis Photo gallery]