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Hierochloe

not marked as a favorite taxon Hierochloe R. Brown. Common name: Holy Grass, Sweet Grass.

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A genus of about 25 species, perennials and annuals, of boreal and n. temperate Eurasia and America. See Anthoxanthum for discussion of the controversial combination of the two genera (here maintained as separate). Habitat: A genus of…

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Subfamily: Pooideae. Tribe: Poeae (CHLOROPLAST GROUP 1 Aveneae type). Subtribe: Anthoxanthinae. supertribe: Poodae.

References: Allred & Barkworth (2007) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007a); Chumová et al. (2017); Connor (2012); Pimentel et al. (2013); Schouten & Veldkamp (1985); Soreng et al. (2003); Tucker (1996). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Hierochloe© Gary P. Fleming | Hierochloe hirta | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Hierochloe© Eric Lamb, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Eric Lamb | Hierochloe hirta source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Hierochloe© Nina Filippova, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nina Filippova | Hierochloe odorata source CC-BY

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