Common Name:
SWEET GRASS
Synonym:
Hierochloe odorata, Hierochloe hirta
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
9
Coefficient of Wetness:
-3
Wetness Index:
FACW
Physiognomy:
Nt P-Grass
R. Garlitz
Hierochloe odorata of Michigan Flora.
Edges of forests, shores, sedge meadows, fens, wet prairies; usually in moist ground, locally abundant.
An attractive spring-flowering grass, with fragrant foliage used by Native Americans in making baskets. Plants form colonies from long-creeping rhizomes, and the long leaves of sterile shoots produced from rhizomes later in the season are used in baskets and other crafts, and when dried retain their vanilla-like fragrance for many years.