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Herbarium specimen: Anthoxanthum odoratum

Taxon:Poaceae: Anthoxanthum odoratum L. ("Sweet Vernal-grass")
Filed in taxon folder:Poaceae: Anthoxanthum odoratum L. ("Sweet Vernal-grass")
Collected by:William West (Bradford)
Collection date:5/1877
Locality:Great Britain, VC63,VC64, Shipley, SE13
ex herb:William West (Bradford)
Prof George Stephen West
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Anthoxanthum odoratum herbarium specimen from Shipley, VC63,VC64 in 1877 by William West (Bradford).
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:this is the grass which imparts an odour to newly mown hay

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Documented by unawaterford on 25th April 2009.

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