Here’s What Freshly Cut Grass Is Saying With Its Scent
The pleasantly sweet, sharp bouquet is actually an aromatic distress signal to surrounding vegetation.
By Zoe Cooper
August 27, 2021
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The pleasantly sweet, sharp scent of freshly cut grass can conjure up visions of baseball fields, backyards, or the color green. But in scientific terms, the aroma is in fact a mixture of organic compounds, called green leaf volatiles, (GLVs), that serve as an aromatic distress signal to surrounding vegetation.