Hierochloe
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Hierochloe
sweet grass
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Pooideae Genus: Hierochloe R. Br.
Species
~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 bear panicle 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

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile