Sweet Vernalgrass
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Synonyms: Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. alpinum, Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum
![Inflorescence of Sweet Vernalgrass: Anthoxanthum odoratum (Synonym: Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. alpinum, Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum)](odoratum/odoratum1a.jpg)
Sweet vernal grass as seen at Saddle Mountain State Park in the northern Oregon Coast Range.......May 21, 2009.
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Sweet vernal grass as seen at Saddle Mountain State Park in the northern Oregon Coast Range........May 21, 2009.
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Examples of sweet vernal grass as seen along the Springwater Trail east of Gresham, Oregon........2011.
Paul Slichter