Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Anthoxanthum nitens (Weber) Y. Schouten & Veldkamp ssp. nitens

Vanilla grass

2018 Matt Berger

2013 Kirsten Bovee

2006 Louis-M. Landry

2008 Zoya Akulova

2014 Zoya Akulova

Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Hierochloe odorata

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~13 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Anthoxanthum nitens
Genus:	Anthoxanthum
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Habitat: meadows

Communities: wetland-riparian, Meadows and seeps

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Anthoxanthum hirtum
JEF	Hierochloe hirta
JEF + CNPS	Hierochloe odorata
JEF	Savastana hirta

Information about Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/23/2024).