Sweet Vernal-grass flowering in a hay meadow

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Sweet Vernal-grass flowering in a hay meadow

Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 16 May 2010

Anthoxanthum odoratum – the grass that gives new-mown hay its characteristic scent, and one of the earliest into flower.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.324158
Longitude
-1.71678