PLANTS

Alpine sweetgrass

Anthoxanthum monticola

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Alpine sweetgrass, photo 1 of 5
Alpine sweetgrass, In flower
Alpine sweetgrass, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows on the tundra.

There are 77 observations of Alpine sweetgrass in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to May.