Harugaya (Spring grass) - Anthoxantum odoratum; sweet vernal grass

Japanese: ハルガヤ(春茅) - ハルガヤ（英語表記）Anthoxantum odoratum; sweet vernal grass

A perennial grass of the grass family, native to northern Europe, North Africa, and North Asia. It was imported to Japan in the early Meiji period as pasture grass and cultivated in fields, but quickly became naturalized. It grows to a height of about 40 cm, has a fragrant scent, and has linear, pointed, hairless leaves. The leaf sheaths are long. In early summer, it produces oblong flower spikes from the stem apex, and the spikelets are densely packed. The name Harugaya comes from its English name.

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Japanese:

イネ科の多年草で，ヨーロッパ北部，北アフリカ，北アジア原産。日本には明治の初めに牧草として輸入され畑地につくられたが，すぐに野生化した。草丈約 40cmで，香気があり，葉は線形で先がとがり，毛はない。葉鞘は長い。初夏に，茎頂から長楕円形の花穂を出し，小穂を密集する。ハルガヤの名は英名に由来する。

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