Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Anthoxanthum

Catalan common name: Gram d'olor.

Spanish common name: Grama de olor.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Oakforest. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Therophytic silicolous fields. Pine woodlands and garriques.

Characteristics: A very erect Gramene, with a long, compact, slim, yellowish-green panicle. It is soft to the touch, but not silky, like what happens with genuses such as Lagurus or Polypogon. It has flat leaves. It lives in meadows, and is very often accompanied by annual cycle species. It prefers siliceous soils, but can also be found in lime soils.