Anthoxanthum aristatum

Anthoxanthum aristatum is a species of grass known by the common names awned vernalgrass[2] or annual vernalgrass. It is native to North Africa and southern and western Europe as far north as the Netherlands, and it is known in other regions, including northern Europe and North America, as an introduced species. It is occasionally a minor weed of fields. This is an annual grass growing in small tufts up to about 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are short, pointed, and somewhat hairy. The inflorescence is up to 3 centimeters long and one wide, flat and hairy with spikelets a few millimeters long.

Anthoxanthum aristatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Anthoxanthum
Species:
A. aristatum
Binomial name
Anthoxanthum aristatum
Synonyms[1]

Anthoxanthum aetnense Lojac.
Anthoxanthum angustifolium Planellas
Anthoxanthum aristatum subsp. puelii (Lecoq & Lamotte) P.Silva
Anthoxanthum carrenianum Parl.
Anthoxanthum laxiflorum Bubani
Anthoxanthum lloydii Jord. ex Boreau
Anthoxanthum myrthense Lojac.
Anthoxanthum puelii Lecoq & Lamotte

References
  1. "Anthoxanthum aristatum Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 354. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.


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