Anthoxanthum odoratum

Common name: Sweet Vernal Grass, Scented Vernal Grass, Large Sweet Vernal grass, Sweet grass, Spring grass. 

Sweet Vernal is a dense, tufted perennial that stands erect or spreading.  Flowers from September through to February and has a sweet scent when the plant is dry but is almost unpalatable to stock.  This is a pollen producing grass and has been known to induce an allergic reaction in people.  It can tolerate drought and poor soil fertility.

Distribution:

Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania.

Western Australia: Drummond, Menzies, Warren.

South Australia: Murray, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South-eastern.

Queensland: Darling Downs, Moreton.

New South Wales: North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South-Western Slopes.

Victoria: Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Victorian Volcanic Plain, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plains, Wilsons Promontory, Snowfields, East Gippsland.

Tasmania: King Island, North West, North East, West Coast, Central Highlands, Midlands, Ben Lomond, East Coast, South West, Mt Wellington.

Bibliography:

Simon, B.K. and Sharp, D. (2002) CD Ausgrass: grasses of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra and Environmental protection Agency, Brisbane

Hacker, J.B. and Tothill, J.C. (1983) The Grasses of Southern Queensland, University of Queensland Press, Queensland.

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