8 BULLETIN 65, HAWAII EXPERIMENT STATION 



No. 6. ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM (6, p. 168) 

 Common name: Sweet vernal grass 



A native of Europe (6, p. 167-169), sweet vernal grass is also found 

 growing in the temperate regions of North America. It was collected 

 on Molokai in 1912 and is now generally distributed over the several 



Figure 6. — Anthoxanthum odoratum 



Hawaiian islands. It is perennial, erect, and attains a height of 1 to 2 

 feet. It thrives and seeds heavily in the higher elevations of Puu Oo 

 and Humuulu, Hawaii. The dried grass has a pronounced sweet smell, 

 whence its name. Livestock will not eat this grass readily, and it 

 may prove to be a pest in uplands where it seeds heavily. 



