Holcus lanatus L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Yorkshire-fog
🇫🇷 Houlque laineuse, Blanchard

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Holcinae
Genus: Holcus
Species: Holcus lanatus

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

H. lanatus subsp. lanatus L., 1753, P;
H. lanatus subsp. tuberosus (Salzm. ex Trin.) M.Seq. & Castrov., 2006;
H. lanatus subsp. vaginatus (Willk. ex Pérez Lara) M.Seq. & Castrov., 2006.

Hybridizes with H. mollis L., 1759 to produce H. × hybridus Wein, 1913, P.

Photographs

img/holcus-lanatus-3.webp — Holcus lanatus

img/holcus-lanatus-4.webp — Holcus lanatus

img/holcus-lanatus.webp — Holcus lanatus

img/holcus-lanatus-2.webp — Holcus lanatus

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 252). Biotope.