Hierochloe odorata or
Anthoxanthum nitens (commonly known as
sweet grass,
manna grass,
Mary’s grass or
vanilla grass, and as
holy grass in the UK,
bison grass e.g. by Polish vodka producers) is an aromatic herb native to northern Eurasia and North America. It is a sacred grass of the indigenous peoples of Canada and the United States. It is used as a smudge, in herbal medicine and in the production of distilled beverages (e.g.,
(Wikipedia)