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Anthoxanthum
odoratum
L.
Published In:
Species Plantarum 1: 28. 1753. (1 May 1753) (
Sp. Pl.
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 11/2/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Tufted
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
10 to 75 (to 100)
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence type:
Panicle
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Panicle length (cm):
1 to 12
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
7 to 9.5
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets):
1
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]:
Breaking up at maturity
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission):
Without secondary abscission
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible:
Forage
Human edible:
Leaves, Seeds
Details: Economic use:
Leaves used to prepare an herbal tea (Facciola 1998). Seeds edible (Couplan 1998). Animal forage (Moerman 1998).
TOXICITY: Toxicity:
Animal
Toxic parts:
Silage
Details: Toxicity:
Moldy hay causes dicoumarol toxicity in cattle; the living plant or non-moldy hay is not toxic (McKenzie, 2012).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Facciola. 1998. Cornucopia II Kampong Publications, Vista, CA.
Couplan. 1998. Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America Keats Publishing, New Canaan, Connecticut.
McKenzie, R. A. 2012. Australia's Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Moerman, D. E. 1998. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press, Portland.
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