Anthoxanthum hirtum (Schrank) Y. Schouten & Veldkamp GRIN-Global

Taxon: Anthoxanthum hirtum (Schrank) Y. Schouten & Veldkamp

Summary

Genus:

Anthoxanthum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Poeae

Subtribe:

Anthoxanthinae

Nomen number:

468319

Place of publication:

Blumea 30:348. 1985

Verified:

07/11/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Savastana hirta Schrank

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbas

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Anthoxanthum hirtum (Schrank) Y. Schouten & Veldkamp subsp. arctica (J. Presl) G. C. Tucker
Hierochloe arctica J. Presl
Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbas subsp. arctica (J. Presl) G. Weim.

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Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Weakley, A. S. et al. Flora of Virginia. 2012
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:112.

Common names

English
hairy sweet grass –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kamchatka
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Magadan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tomsk
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyumen
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Estonia
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Latvia
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Lithuania
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Quebec
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territory
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon Territory
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Nunavut
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan

Native
Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Armenia, Georgia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kamchatka, Magadan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Yakutia-Sakha, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Tomsk, Tyumen]
WESTERN ASIA: Turkey

Europe

EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland
NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway, Sweden

Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Virginia]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Nevada, Utah]
SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory], United States [Alaska]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, Saskatchewan]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=468319. Accessed 16 December 2025.