Holcus lanatus
Appearance


Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Poales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Holcinae
Genus: Holcus
Species: Holcus lanatus
Name
[edit]Holcus lanatus L. in Sp. Pl.: 1048 (1753)
Synonyms
[edit]- Homotypic
- Aira holcus-lanata Vill. in Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 87 (1787), nom. superfl.
- Avena lanata (L.) Koeler in Descr. Gramin.: 303 (1802)
- Avena pallida Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 24 (1796), nom. illeg.
- Ginannia lanata (L.) F.T.Hubb. in Rhodora 18: 234 (1916)
- Ginannia pubescens Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 4: 321 (1901), nom. superfl.
- Nothoholcus lanatus (L.) Nash in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2, 1: 214 (1913)
- Notholcus lanatus (L.) Nash ex Hitchc. in W.L.Jepson, Fl. Calif. 1: 126 (1912)
- Heterotypic
- Holcus aestivalis Jord. & Fourr. in Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 128 (1868)
- Holcus argenteus C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 656 (1817)
- Holcus glaucus Willk. in M.Willkomm & J.M.C.Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 1: 307 (1862)
- Holcus grurnosus Sennen in Sennen & H.Mauricio, Cat. Fl. Rif Orient.: 128 (1933), pro syn.
- Holcus intermedius Krock. in Fl. Siles. 1: 137 (1787)
- Holcus lanatus albovariegatus Jacob-Makoy in Nursery Cat. (L.Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 114: 80 (1870)
- Holcus lanatus f. albovirens (Junge) Beetle in Phytologia 38: 17 (1978), nom. nud.
- Holcus lanatus var. albovirens Junge in Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst. 22(Beih. 3): 63 (1905), nom. nud.
- Holcus lanatus f. albovirens (Rchb.) Holmb. in Skand. Fl. 2: 161 (1926)
- Holcus lanatus var. albovirens Rchb. in Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv.: f. 1718-1719 (1834)
- Holcus lanatus var. altissimus Coss. & Durieu in Expl. Sci. Algérie 2: 99 (1855)
- Holcus lanatus subsp. argenteus (C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 52 (1890)
- Holcus lanatus var. argenteus Hartm. in Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 5: 298 (1849)
- Holcus lanatus var. argenteus (C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult.) Hack. in Cat. Rais. Gramin. Portugal: 21 (1880), nom. illeg.
- Holcus lanatus var. biaristatus J.T.Jansen & Wacht. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 1943: f. 1947 (1943)
- Holcus lanatus var. ciliatus Beck in Fl. Nieder-Österreich: 70 (1890)
- Holcus lanatus var. coloratus Rchb. in Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv.: f. 1720 (1834)
- Holcus lanatus var. glabrescens A.Zobel in Verzuch. Herzog. Anhalt. Ungeb. Phan. & Gefässkrypt. 2: 24 (1907)
- Holcus lanatus var. glaucus (Willk.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 809 (1882)
- Holcus lanatus subsp. glaucus (Willk.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 52 (1890)
- Holcus lanatus subsp. glaucus Rivas Mart. in Publ. Inst. Biol. Aplicada 42: 109 (1967)
- Holcus lanatus var. leucoglumis Opiz in Lotos 3: 182 (1853)
- Holcus lanatus var. purpurascens Tinant in Fl. Luxemb.: 68 (1836)
- Holcus lanatus var. scaber Beck in Fl. Nieder-Österreich: 70 (1890)
- Holcus lanatus var. sobolifer Duwensee in Phyton (Horn) 35: 292 (1995)
- Holcus lanatus var. spectabilis Podp. in Doplnky: 22 (1914)
- Holcus lanatus var. triflorus Mutel in Fl. Franç. Herbor. 4: 17 (1837)
- Holcus lanatus var. triflorus Peterm. in Fl. Lips. Excurs.: 107 (1838)
- Holcus lanatus var. tuberosus Pérez Lara in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 15: 403 (1886), nom. illeg.
- Holcus lanatus subsp. tuberosus (Salzm. ex Trin.) M.Seq. & Castrov. in Acta Bot. Malac. 31: 234 (2006)
- Holcus lanatus var. tuberosus Salzm. ex Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2, Bot.): 86 (1839)
- Holcus lanatus subsp. vaginatus (Willk. ex Pérez Lara) M.Seq. & Castrov. in Acta Bot. Malac. 31: 235 (2006)
- Holcus lanatus var. vaginatus Willk. ex Pérez Lara in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 15: 403 (1886)
- Holcus lanatus var. viviparus N.H.F.Desp. in Fl. Sarthe: 303 (1838)
- Holcus lanatus f. viviparus Cheshm. in Fitologiya 7: 75 (1977)
- Holcus muticus Kunze in Flora 29: 757 (1846)
- Holcus oriolis Sennen & Gonzalo in Exsicc. (Pl. Espagne) 1925: n.° 5555 (1926)
- Holcus tuberosus Salzm. ex Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2, Bot.): 86 (1840)
Distribution
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1048. Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Holcus lanatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 01. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2025. Holcus lanatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 December 2025. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Holcus lanatus. Published online. Accessed: December 01 2025. Reference page.
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Holcus lanatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- dansk: Fløjlsgræs
- Deutsch: Wolliges Honiggras
- English: Yorkshire-fog
- suomi: Karvamesiheinä
- français: Houlque laineuse
- galego: Grama
- Nederlands: Gestreepte Witbol