Anthoxanthum aristatum is a species of grass known by the common names awned vernalgrass[3] 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.
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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[2] | |
Anthoxanthum aetnense Lojac. | |
References
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Annual Vernalgrass in the UK
- "Anthoxanthum aristatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.