Sweet Vernalgrass - Anthoxanthum odoratum
Other Names:
Holy Grass, Vanilla Grass, Buffalo Grass
Perennial bunchgrass. Stems 30–60 cm. Leaves: blades 3–7 mm wide. Inflorescence a contracted panicle 2–9 cm long, about 10 mm in diameter. Spikelets 8–10 mm long. Lemmas the first two awned, hairy, and concealing the third or uppermost glabrous and unawned lemma. Roadside and similarly disturbed sites (Lavin in
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).