A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Holcus lanatus L.[FNA24, HC, HC2]
common velvet-grass
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 1048. 1753.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA24: "Holcus lanatus grows in disturbed sites, moist waste places, lawns, and pastures, in a wide range of edaphic conditions and at elevations from 0-2300 m. A native of Europe, it was widely distributed in North America by 1800. It is an ancestor of the polyploid complex represented by Holcus mollis."
Last updated 5/9/2020 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Nothoholcus lanatus (L.) Nash
