THIS IS A DRAFT
The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal Grass
Species Details
Sweet Vernal Grass is a tufted native perennial of a wide range of grasslands, heaths and moors. It is common throughout our area except for some areas of intensive farming where it is rare. Until the 1920s it was sown as part of grass-seed mixes for agricultural grasslands. However, it is not now, and it has been lost form many planted grasslands due to intensification of cultivation.