perennial

Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás

Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás. Hierochloe odorata or Anthoxanthum nitens is an aromatic herb native to northern Eurasia and North America. It is considered sacred by many Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States. It is used as a smudge in herbal medicine and in the production of distilled beverages. It owes its distinctive sweet scent to the presence of coumarin.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

Related plants

Aegilops cylindrica Host

Aegilops

Sources

USDA PLANTS