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Hierochloe R. Br.
sweetgrass

       
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Hierochloe R. Br.

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Distribution:
Hierochloe R. Br.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Hierochloe R. Br.

View 342 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás. .
Hierochloe hirta
northern sweetgrass
Distribution of Hierochloe occidentalis Buckley. . Image Available.
Hierochloe occidentalis
California sweetgrass
Distribution of Hierochloe odorata (L.) P. Beauv.. . Image Available.
Hierochloe odorata
sweetgrass
Distribution of Hierochloe pauciflora R. Br.. . Image Available.
Hierochloe pauciflora
arctic sweetgrass
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Hierochloe R. Br.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Hierochloe R. Br. – sweetgrass
 

More Accounts and Images:
Hierochloe R. Br.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40852.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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