Sweet Grass
Hierochloe odorata

Sweetgrass is a cool-season grass that blooms in spring and prefers moist environments.

USDA symbol: HIOD

General Information

Plant Type	Grass
Height	2 feet
Light Exposure	Sun, Part Sun
Soil Moisture	Medium
Bloom Color	Green

Sweet Grass (Sweet Grass<div><em class="small">Hierochloe odorata</em></div>) — Photo credit: Minnesota Wildflowers (Click to enlarge)

Tolerances

Flooding / Inundation Tolerance	High
General Resilience	6
Salt Tolerance	High

Pollinator Value: None Known

Bloom Months	July to September

Project Planning

Project Type	Shoreline Buffer
Coefficient of Conservatism	10
Herbivore Sensitivity	High
Lifespan	Perennial
Rate of Spread	Medium
Soil Stabilization	Shallow
Vegetative Reproduction	Clonal

Range

County	Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine

County

Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine