sweetgrass
noun
sweet·grass
ˈswēt-ˌgras 
: a slender fragrant perennial grass (Hierochloe odorata) that typically grows in moist soils and is used especially in basketry
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Though the craft has traditionally been passed down from mother to daughter across Gullah Geechee communities, Alston learned the skill from his mother-in-law 22 years ago and is now a fifth-generation sweetgrass weaver.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
The craftsmanship relies on turning materials like sweetgrass, black ash, spruce root and porcupine quills into curvaceous, geometrically astounding baskets.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Don't care, with activities like marsh kayaking, ocean fishing, boat tours, and sweetgrass basket-weaving classes.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Midwest Living, 21 Jan. 2026
That idea came alive on my favorite day of hiking, ascending through the Val di Chiana—a valley carpeted in red poppies, sunflowers, and sweetgrass—toward the 13th-century hermitage of Celle di San Francesco, where St. Francis is said to have written his last will and testament.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
The craftsmanship relies on turning materials like sweetgrass, black ash, spruce root and porcupine quills into curvaceous, geometrically astounding baskets.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Don't care, with activities like marsh kayaking, ocean fishing, boat tours, and sweetgrass basket-weaving classes.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Midwest Living, 21 Jan. 2026
That idea came alive on my favorite day of hiking, ascending through the Val di Chiana—a valley carpeted in red poppies, sunflowers, and sweetgrass—toward the 13th-century hermitage of Celle di San Francesco, where St. Francis is said to have written his last will and testament.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Sweetgrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweetgrass. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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