| Family | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
| Scientific name | Anthoxanthum odoratum L. |
| Synonyms | Anthoxanthum alpinum A. & D. Löve; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. forma giganteum P. Junge; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. subsp. alpinum (A. & D. Löve) Hultén; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. subsp. lapponicum (Honda) Tzvelev; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. subsp. villosum Dumortier; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. altissimum Eaton & Wright; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. bulgaricum Velenovsky; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. ciliatum Wettstein ex Grossheim; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. effusum S.F. Gray; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. foucaudii (Briquet) Rouy; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. glabrum Lefèbre; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. hirsutulum Legendre; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. humile Tinant; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. komarivicii Opiz; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. marsillyanum (Briquet) Rouy; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. montanum Ascherson & Graebner, non Pancic; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. nanum de Candolle; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. opizii Uechtritz; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. paniculatum Reichenbach; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. pilosum Döll; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. pubescens S. F. Gray, non Uechtritz; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. pubescens Uechtritz, non S. F. Gray; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. pubiculmis Rohlena; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. rigidum P. Beauverd; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. rothii Opiz; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. saxatile Opiz; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. semiglabrum Schur; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. triaristatum G. Beck; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. umbrosum Bolle ex Ascherson; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. verticillatum Rohlena; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. villosissimum Freyn; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. villosum (Dumortier) Syme, non Loisel; Anthoxanthum odoratum L. var. villosum Loisel, non (Dumortier) Syme; Anthoxanthum pilosum Döll; Anthoxanthum villosum Dumortier; Xanthonanthos odoratum (L.) St Lager |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) haru-gaya [spring thatch grass] |
| (English common name) spring grass, sweet vernal grass | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) [native] Russia, Europa | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=10+0-4B, 10, 20 |
| Description | Culms 30-80cm. Leaves 2-5mm width. Flowers spikelets 8-10mm, flowering in May to July. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Anthoxanthum odoratum L. |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum L. | |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum Linnaeus | |
| Formalinized allergen-containing substances and production thereof (US Patent 4226853/1980) | |
| Process for the production of a liquid alkaline fertilizer containing clays and trace elements (US Patent 4273570/1981) | |
| Inoculum from ectomycorrhizal fungi forming endomycorrhizal infection with herbaceous plants (US Patetnt 1993) | |
| DNA encoding allergenic proteins and peptides from Johnson grass pollen (US Patet 5691167/1997) | |
| Therapeutic multispecific compounds comprised of anti-Fc.alpha. receptor antibodies (US Patent 5922845/1999) | |
| Ryegrass pollen allergen (US Patent 5965455/1999) | |
| Binding agents specific for IgA receptor (US Patent 6018031/2000) | |
| Ryegrass pollen allergen (US Patent 6277383/2001) | |
| Therapeutic compounds comprised of anti-Fc receptor antibodies (US Patent 6270765/2001) | |
| Methods and products for stimulating the immune system using immunotherapeutic oligonucleotides and cytokines (US Patent 6218371/2001) | |
| Immunostimulatory nucleic acid molecules (US Patent 6239116/2001) | |
| Use of nucleic acids containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotide as an adjuvant (US Patent 6406705/2002) | |
| Method of treating cancer using immunostimulatory oligonucleotides (US Patent 6653292/2003) | |
| Cytoplasmic inhibition of gene expression and expression of a foreign protein in a monocot plant by a plant viral vector (US Patent 6800748/2004) | |
| Oligodeoxynucleotide and its use to induce an immune response (US Patent 6977245/2005) | |
| Immunostimulatory nucleic acid molecules (US Pattent 7223741/2007) | |
| Immunostimulatory nucleic acids (US Patent 7271156/2007) | |
| Recombinant or purified polyclonal antibodies for treating allergy (European Patent EP1283720/2003) | |
| Note | Naturalized plants (introduced in late 19th.) |
| March 2007 at open field |
March 2007 at open field |
March 2007 at open field |
| May 2006 at mountane open field |
May 2006 at mountane open field |
May 2006 at mountane open field |