VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Hierochloe odorata | Sweet Grass 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Sweet grass produces very little forage [20].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Sweet grass may be useful for soil stabilization.  It spreads rapidly,
and provides cover against erosion.  It binds soil with dense root and
rhizome development [20].


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 

Dried sweet grass foliage is fragrant because of its coumarin content
[10] and is used as incense and in making perfume [5].  The long leaves
of sterile shoots are used by Native Americans in making baskets
[13,17,19,33].  Sweet grass has religious significance to some Native
American peoples [5].

Sweet grass tea was used for coughs and sore throats, to treat chapping
and windburn, and as an eyewash.  It was strewn before church doors on
saints' days in northern Europe [5].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Sweet grass does not have dense enough growth for turf [20].

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