Holcus lanatus
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| Internal ID | UUID644030d95a497014238633 |
| Scientific name | Holcus lanatus |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 1048 (1753) |
General Uses Top
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Holcus lanatus is used primarily as a forage and pasture grass, providing early-season grazing, cut-and-carry forage, hay, and silage for livestock. It is commonly included in pasture and meadow mixtures for extensive grazing systems, and in the British Isles it is a traditional component of amenity grassland in low-input, moist conditions. It is also used in ecological restoration and as a component of “wildflower meadow” or grazing marsh mixtures.
Industrial and craft applications:
The species is employed in soil erosion control and bank stabilization due to its ability to establish on disturbed sites and produce a fibrous root system. Its sod-forming growth and tolerance of seasonal waterlogging make it suitable for vegetating drains, spoil heaps, and pipeline corridors. Because it readily colonizes disturbed ground, it is used in reclamation plantings; however, its competitive and sometimes invasive behavior necessitates site selection and management.
Properties relevant to use:
Holcus lanatus is a cool-season, perennial grass that forms a dense sward through tillering; it is often applied to low-fertility or seasonally wet soils. Nutritional value is highest in spring; herbage quality declines after heading and seedset, with higher fiber and lower digestibility as the plant matures. Plants exhibit tolerance of occasional waterlogging and acid soils, which supports their use in moist/lowland situations and in restoration on less favorable substrates.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Propagation is by seed harvested from commercial or farm-saved stocks, typically at low sowing rates within pasture or meadow mixtures. In some regions it is classified as invasive, notably in parts of North America and New Zealand, and can displace native species in meadows and wetlands; containment or management measures may be required in restoration contexts to prevent spread beyond planted areas.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Aira holcus-lanatus | Vill. | Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 87 (1787) |
| Avena lanata | Koeler | Descr. Gramin. : 303 (1802) |
| Avena pallida | Salisb. | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 24 (1796) |
| Ginannia lanata | F.T.Hubb. | Rhodora 18: 234 (1916) |
| Ginannia pubescens | Bubani | Fl. Pyren. 4: 321 (1901) |
| Holcus aestivalis | Jord. & Fourr. | Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 128 (1868) |
| Holcus argenteus | Agardh ex Roem. & Schult. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 656 (1817) |
| Holcus glaucus | Willk. | Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 1: 307 (1862) |
| Holcus intermedius | Krock. | Fl. Siles. 1: 137 (1787) |
| Holcus lanatus f. viviparus | Cheshm. | Fitologiya 7: 75 (1977) |
| Holcus lanatus var. albovirens | Junge | Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst. 22(Beih. 3): 63 1905 |
| Holcus lanatus var. soboliferus | Duwensee | Phyton (Horn) 35: 292 (1995) |
| Holcus muticus | Kunze ex Willk. | Pugill. Pl. Nov. 142. 1852 |
| Holcus oriolis | Sennen & Gonzalo | Exsicc. (Pl. Esp.) 1925: n.º 5555 (1925) |
| Holcus tuberosus | Salzm. ex Trin. | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2): 86 (1840) |
| Nothoholcus lanatus | Nash | Ill. Fl. N. U.S. , ed. 2, 1: 214 (1913) |
| Notholcus lanatus | Nash ex Hitchc. | Fl. Calif. 1: 126 (1912) |
| Holcus lanatus var. tuberosus | Salzm. ex Trin. | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 86 (1839) |
| Holcus lanatus subsp. tuberosus | (Salzm. ex Trin.) M.Seq. & Castrov. | Acta Bot. Malac. 31: 234 (2006) |
| Holcus lanatus var. vaginatus | Willk. ex Pérez Lara | Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 15: 403 (1886) |
| Holcus lanatus subsp. vaginatus | (Willk. ex Pérez Lara) M.Seq. & Castrov. | Acta Bot. Malac. 31: 235 (2006) |
| Avena lanata | (L.) Cav. | Descr. Pl. 308 1802 |
| Holcus lanatus f. albovirens | (Junge) Beetle | Phytologia 38: 17 (1978) |
| Holcus grurnosus | Sennen | Cat. Fl. Rif Orient. 128 (1933) |
| Holcus lanatus subsp. glaucus | (Willk.) K.Richt. | Pl. Eur. 1: 52 (1890) |
| Holcus lanatus subsp. argenteus | (C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult.) K.Richt. | Pl. Eur. 1: 52 (1890) |
| Holcus lanatus var. leucoglumis | Opiz | Lotos 3: 182 (1853) |
| Holcus lanatus var. triflorus | Mutel | Fl. Franç. Herbor. 4: 17 (1837) |
| Holcus lanatus var. altissimus | Coss. & Durieu | Expl. Sci. Algérie 2: 99 (1855) |
| Holcus lanatus var. biaristatus | J.T.Jansen & Wacht. | Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 1943: f. 1947 (1943) |
| Holcus lanatus var. spectabilis | Podp. | Doplnky : 22 (1914) |
| Holcus lanatus var. glabrescens | Zobel | Verzuch. Herzog. Anhalt. Ungeb. Phan. & Gefässkrypt. 2: 24 (1907) |
| Holcus lanatus var. scaber | Beck | Fl. Nieder-Österreich : 70 (1890) |
| Holcus lanatus var. coloratus | Rchb. | Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. : f. 1720 (1834) |
| Holcus lanatus var. purpurascens | Tinant | Fl. Luxemb. : 68 (1836) |
| Holcus lanatus var. ciliatus | Beck | Fl. Nieder-Österreich : 70 (1890) |
| Holcus lanatus unranked albovariegatus | Jacob-Makoy | Nursery Cat. (L. Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 114: 80 (1870) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | yorkshire-fog |
| Spanish | pajon |
| Spanish | aira lanata |
| Spanish | heno blanco de san ildefonso |
| Spanish | henu |
| Spanish | hierba macerguera |
| Spanish | holco |
| Spanish | holco lanudo |
| Spanish | pajón |
| Belarusian | смарганец шарсцісты |
| Bulgarian | вълнеста медовица |
| Czech | medyněk vlnatý |
| Welsh | maswellt penwyn |
| Danish | fløjlsgræs |
| German | wolliges honiggras |
| German | honiggras |
| Esperanto | lana holko |
| Estonian | vill-mesihein |
| Finnish | karvamesiheinä |
| Faroese | ullhært legugras |
| French | houlque velue |
| French | houlque laineuse |
| frr | ruad toost |
| Irish | féar an chinn bháin |
| Upper Sorbian | Łučna mědlina |
| Japanese | シラゲガヤ |
| Cornish | paliwelsen an pras |
| Latvian | villainā meduszāle |
| Macedonian | мовлеста медовица |
| Norwegian Bokmål | englodnegress |
| Dutch | gestreepte witbol |
| Dutch | wollig zorggras |
| os | Æхсаргардгæрдæг |
| Polish | kłosówka wełnista |
| Russian | Бухарник шерстистый |
| Swedish | luddtåtel |
| Ukrainian | Медова трава шерстиста |
| Chinese | 绒毛草 |
| Chinese | 絨毛草 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000874509 |
| UNII | 1GER0C06MQ |
| Flora of Alabama | 4841 |
| Canadensys | 7718 |
| USDA Plants | HOLA |
| Tropicos | 25509697 |
| INPN | 102900 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:405034-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-419046 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 762970 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 29679 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000002619 |
| Nature Serve | 2.151209 |
| IPNI | 405034-1 |
| iNaturalist | 52793 |
| GBIF | 2706164 |
| Freebase | /m/06z_6f |
| WisFlora | 3870 |
| FEIS | plants/graminoid/hollan |
| EPPO | HOLLA |
| EOL | 1114971 |
| Elurikkus | 5161 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 4201 |
| USDA GRIN | 19209 |
| Wikipedia | Holcus_lanatus |
| Plantarium | 20199 |
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