Sweet Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum)
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Sweet Vernal Grass Genus Details
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This is an allergenically significant grass genus, flowering in early summer - June to July. 3-12 inches tall, vernal grass tends to grow in fields, roadsides, and waste places.
Sweet Vernal Grass Allergy Info
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This is one of the more significant grass types in terms of allergy.
Sweet Vernal Grass Pollen Description
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Grains are spheroidal to ovoidal, sometimes elliptical. The exine is thin and the surface is granular to finely reticuloid. Poaceae apertures are 1-porate, with the pores usually circular to ovoidal.
Grains are 22-122 micrometers in diameter.
![This plant belongs to the grass family. All pollen grains in this family are similar to the Poaceae (grass) grain pictured here. Herb. MIN](library_images/pollen/poaceae_pollen_genus1_66.jpg)
This plant belongs to the grass family. All pollen grains in this family are similar to the Poaceae (grass) grain pictured here. Herb. MIN
![This plant belongs to the grass family. All pollen grains in this family are similar to the Poaceae (grass) grains pictured here. Herb. MIN](library_images/pollen/poaceae_pollen_genus2_66.jpg)
This plant belongs to the grass family. All pollen grains in this family are similar to the Poaceae (grass) grains pictured here. Herb. MIN
Species in This Genus
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Allergenicity Legend:
Mild Allergen |
Moderate Allergen |
Severe Allergen |
Allergy Test Available
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![Severe Allergen](library_images/icon_sev.gif)
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Sweet Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum) is a genus of the POACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species: