Hierochloe hirta ssp. arctica Calflora

Taxon Report

Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás ssp. arctica (J. Presl) G. Weim.

Northern sweetgrass

Hierochloe hirta ssp. arctica is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Hierochloe hirta
Genus:	Hierochloe
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Anthoxanthum hirtum ssp. arcticum
PLANTS	Hierochloe odorata ssp. arctica

Information about Hierochloe hirta ssp. arctica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (HIHIA) 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 BONAP Distribution Map 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: 11/21/2024).