Anthoxanthum odoratum (Poaceae)

Anthoxanthum odoratum
(Poaceae)
spring grass, sweet vernalgrass

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Anthoxanthum odoratum is a perennial fragrant bunchgrass, 1 to 2 feet tall, with slender, erect, smooth stems, and leaves 1-5 inches long, 1/16-1/4 inch wide. Flowering heads are brownish-yellow, short and dense, 1 to 2-1/2 inches long, and 1/4-1/2 inch thick, on long, slender stalks. Anthoxanthum odoratum is native to Eurasia.

Species description or overview

Anthoxanthum odoratum information from PIER
Information on Anthoxanthum odoratum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Anthoxanthum odoratum
Nomenclatural information about Anthoxanthum odoratum is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Anthoxanthum odoratum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Anthoxanthum odoratum--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Anthoxanthum odoratum information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Anthoxanthum odoratum, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Anthoxanthum odoratum
Nomenclatural information about Anthoxanthum odoratum is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Anthoxanthum odoratum (Poaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Anthoxanthum odoratum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Risk assessments

Anthoxanthum odoratum weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Anthoxanthum odoratum for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.

Images

Images of Anthoxanthum odoratum (Poaceae) (sweet vernalgrass)
Links to high-resolution free images of Anthoxanthum odoratum (Poaceae) (sweet vernalgrass) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Anthoxanthum odoratum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Anthoxanthum odoratum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Anthoxanthum odoratum images from PIER
Images of Anthoxanthum odoratum provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000)
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Where to see this species

Auwahi - Dry forest of Maui
Images, history, and ethnobotany of Auwahi are on the HEAR website.

Books

Grasses of the Hawaiian ranges (book)
A complete list of all species covered in Grasses of the Hawaiian ranges (Whitney, Hosaka, and Ripperton, 1939) is presented, along with a complete bibliographic citation. This book "describes and illustrates 103 of the most important grasses in Hawaii.... There are many grasses, either recently introduced or slow to become acclimatized, that have not yet established themselves on the ranges; these are not here included. Species that are found outside the general range areas, as in summit bogs, forest reserves, and national parks, are also omitted. Keys to the tribes and genera [are also included." ([adapted] from the book's introduction)

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

The grasses of Hawaii
Hitchcock, A.S. 1922. The grasses of Hawaii. Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press : New York, Kraus Reprint Co. (1974). 235 pp. illus. (line drawings).

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
Medeiros, A.C. 2004. Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

Other resources

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
After rain forest of Haleakala National Park was fenced in the late 1980s, native vegetation responded vigorously yet three problematic plant invaders (Clidemia hirta, Hedychium gardnerianum, and Psidium cattleianum) continued to spread unabated and became of great concern to Park managers. This contribution provides a quantitative assessment of crucial life history junctures (quantitative phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal, seed predation, seedling establishment) to assist Haleakala NP and other managers of Hawaiian rain forests. It also provides detailed information for potentially identifying key characteristics in prevention, rapid response, and prioritization of incoming invasive species. (This document is the 2004 Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Arthur C. Medeiros for the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii.)

The grasses of Hawaii
Hitchcock, A.S. 1922. The grasses of Hawaii. Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press : New York, Kraus Reprint Co. (1974). 235 pp. illus. (line drawings).

Distribution and Spread of Alien Plants in Kipahulu Valley, Haleakala National Park, above 2,300 ft Elevation
A baseline survey based on a network of 20 transects and 400 plots provides information on alien plant distribution during feral pig removal and prior to alien plant control efforts in Kipahulu Valley, Maui (from Alien Plant Invasions in Native Ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and Research, 1992, 39 pp).

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