[MPWG] Sweetgrass

[Leaman Danna]

I'm guessing that you want to locate Hierochloe odorata (a common synonym is Anthoxanthum nitens), but several other species are also known by the common name "sweetgrass" or "sweet grass" (see for example the GRIN Taxonomy for Plants results of a "sweetgrass" query at http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl).  You can find distribution and conservation status information on the NatureServe Explorer database (http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?sourceTemplate=tabular_report.wmt&loadTemplate=species_RptComprehensive.wmt&selectedReport=RptComprehensive.wmt&summaryView=tabular_report.wmt&elKey=129062&paging=home&save=true&startIndex=1&nextStartIndex=1&reset=false&offPageSelectedElKey=129062&offPageSelectedElType=species&offPageYesNo=true&post_processes=&radiobutton=radiobutton&selectedIndexes=129062).  

Once established in a garden (needs a lot of sun), it grows and spreads perhaps more than you might appreciate!

Danna Leaman, PhD
Research Associate, Canadian Museum of Nature
Chair, IUCN-SSC Medicinal Plant Specialist Group
djl at green-world.org





On 2013-06-03, at 1:52 PM, rabiah al nur <rabiah_sol at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All does anyone know if this plant is found in Va as a wild plant and where it might grow if it does.
> If not where might I be able to find it?
> Thanks
> 
> Rabiah Al Nur Spring of Light rabiah_sol at hotmail.com
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