Poaceae FAMILY

Anthoxanthum nitens

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant contains coumarin, this is toxic if taken internally[ 169 Title A Weavers Garden Publication Author Buchanan. R. Publisher McGraw-Hill Contemporary Year 1987 ISBN 0934026289 Description Covers all aspects of growing your own clothes, from fibre plants to dyes. ] and is sometimes considered to be carcinogenic[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ].

Botanical Description

Hierochloe odorata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWidespread throughout the subarctic and northern temperate zone

HabitatWet banks in only a few sites in Scotland[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].