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sweet vernal grass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet vernal grass is a lovely green plant that grows in fields and meadows. It has a sweet smell, especially when it blooms in spring, making it a favorite among butterflies and bees!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The sweet vernal grass has slender, upright stems and flat, narrow leaves. It features a pale green, sometimes purplish, compact flower spike, or panicle, which is its most distinctive visual characteristic. This makes it visually different from many other grasses.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Farmers sometimes call its pleasant scent the "smell of summer hay"!

It's one of the very first grasses to flower in spring, often in April!

Its wonderful sweet smell comes from a special chemical called coumarin!

This grass's scientific name, "odoratum," means fragrant in Latin!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sweet Scent Shield

Sweet vernal grass produces coumarin, which gives it a sweet smell but also deters some herbivores from eating too much.

Fähigkeit

Spring Sprouter

Sweet vernal grass can grow and flower early in the spring, allowing it to grab sunlight before taller plants emerge.

Fähigkeit

Airborne Pollen

This grass releases its pollen into the wind, letting the breeze carry it to other plants for reproduction.

Maße und Details

Höhe
20-60 cm
Ausbreitung
10-30 cm
Blütengröße
0.6-1 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to early summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cow

Bos taurus

Cattle graze on its leaves in pastures.

eaten by

Sheep

Ovis aries

Sheep often graze on this grass in fields.

eats

Meadow Grasshopper

Chorthippus parallelus

Grasshoppers might feed on its leaves and stems.

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Sicherheit

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Always stay on paths when exploring fields and be careful not to pick too many plants.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von sweet vernal grass?

20-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von sweet vernal grass?

10-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von sweet vernal grass?

0.6-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von sweet vernal grass?

Late spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von sweet vernal grass?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von sweet vernal grass?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von sweet vernal grass?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von sweet vernal grass?

Wind

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