Anthoxanthum odoratum

Basic information
Scientific name	Anthoxanthum odoratum	Click to magnify
Common names	Sweet vernalgrass
Higher taxon	Poaceae, Poales, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	Europe.
Habitat	Some kind of farm area, grassland, urban area, vacancy.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Almost entire Japan
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Introduced to Hokkaido in middle to late 19C. Established in Tokyo around 1890.
Route	Deliberate: as pasture and greening.
Impact	Competition with native species. Allergen for hay fever. Native organism(s) affected: Native plants.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Africa, Asia, Oceania, North and Latin America

Reference	Notes
Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Tokyo (in Jpn) Shimizu (ed) (2003) Naturalized Plants of Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn) etc.