Sweet Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum)

Name: Anthoxanthum odoratum

Toxicity: not known

Common Name: Sweet Vernal Grass

Continent: Eurasia

Habitat: VI

Applicable Plant Components: flower, herb

Pacificatory

Affirmational

Anecdotal: The leaves of Anthoxanthum are used for baskets and split for sewing thread. It is one of the aromatic grasses burned in rituals to invoke beneficent spirits that intervene against challenging issues. It also has the unique ability to offer validation that the ceremony was in fact successful.




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