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Holcus mollis

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID644030d987569486894691
Scientific name Holcus mollis
Authority L.
First published in Syst. Nat. ed. 10 , 2: 1305 (1759)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Aira holcus-mollis Vill. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 88 (1787)
Aira mollis Schreb. Spic. Fl. Lips. : 51 (1771)
Avena mollis Koeler Descr. Gramin. : 300 (1802)
Avena sylvatica Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 24 (1796)
Holcus densus Peterm. Flora 27: 233 (1844)
Holcus longiaristatus St.-Lag. Étude Fl. , éd. 8. 2: 907 (1889)
Holcus mollis subsp. reuteri (Boiss.) Tutin J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 76: 363 (1978)
Holcus mollis var. biaristatus Parn. Grass. Scotland 51. 1842
Holcus mollis var. parviflorus Parn. Grass. Scotland 51. 1842
Holcus mollis var. triflorus Trab. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 396. 1885
Holcus reuteri Boiss. Pugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan. : 119 (1852)
Holcus triflorus Trab. Fl. Algérie Tunisie : 367 (1905)
Notholcus mollis Hitchc. Amer. J. Bot. 2: 304 (1915)
Holcus mollis subsp. triflorus (Trab.) Trab. Fl. Algérie Monocot.: 169. 1895 (1895)
Ginannia mollis Bubani Fl. Pyren. (Bubani) 4: 322. [Dec 1901-Feb 1902]
Holcus mollis var. submuticus Holmb. Bot. Not. 1926: 181 (1926)
Holcus mollis var. densus (Peterm.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. : 809 (1882)
Holcus mollis var. gymnogonus N.H.F.Desp. Fl. Sarthe : 303 (1838)
Holcus mollis var. villosus Pauquy Statist. Bot. Somme : 448 (1831)
Holcus mollis var. glaber G.Mey. Chloris Han. : 642 (1836)
Holcus mollis var. multiflorus Peterm. Fl. Lips. Excurs. : 109 (1838)
Holcus mollis var. hermaphroditus N.H.F.Desp. Fl. Sarthe : 304 (1838)
Holcus mollis var. pauciflorus Pauquy Statist. Bot. Somme : 448 (1831)
Holcus mollis var. serpentini Legendre Cat. Pl. Limousin 2: 365 (1922)
Holcus mollis var. minutus Druce Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 9: 282 (1930 publ. 1931)
Holcus mollis var. glabrescens Zapał. Consp. Fl. Gallic. Crit. 1: ? (1904)
Holcus mollis var. coloratus Peterm. Bot. Excurs. Leipzig : 537 (1846)

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Language Common/alternative name
English creeping velvet grass
English creeping velvetgrass
English creeping soft grass
Belarusian Смарганец мяккі
Belarusian Смарганец
Belarusian Пажарніца палявая
Bulgarian мека медовица
Czech medyněk měkký
Welsh maswellt rhedegog
Danish krybende hestegræs
German weiches honiggras
Esperanto mola holko
Estonian pehme mesihein
Finnish pehmytmesiheinä
French houlque molle
Irish mínfhéar reatha
Upper Sorbian lěsna mědlina
Lithuanian Švelnioji vilnūnė
Latvian mīkstā meduszāle
Norwegian Bokmål krattlodnegress
Dutch gladde witbol
Polish kłosówka miękka
Russian Бухарник мягкий
Swedish lentåtel
Chinese 德国绒毛草

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Azores
      • Madeira
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Tunisia
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • Tasmania
      • Victoria
    • New Zealand
      • Chatham Islands
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Central European Russia
      • Northwest European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Føroyar
      • Great Britain
      • Ireland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • Newfoundland
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • New Hampshire
      • New York
      • Pennsylvania
      • Vermont
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Idaho
      • Oregon
      • Washington
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Delaware
      • North Carolina
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
    • Western Canada
      • British Columbia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000874519
Canadensys 7720
USDA Plants HOMO
Tropicos 25511159
INPN 102901
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:123530-2
The Plant List kew-419058
Open Tree Of Life 574582
NCBI Taxonomy 376124
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002620
Nature Serve 2.144221
IPNI 123530-2
iNaturalist 77427
GBIF 2706163
Freebase /m/06z_fw
EPPO HOLMO
EOL 1114972
Elurikkus 5162
Calflora (Californian flora) 4202
USDA GRIN 19210
Wikipedia Holcus_mollis

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_965644105.1 lpHolMoll1.hap1.1 Chromosome WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE 2025-07-27 35 3.60 Gb

Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Co-located ecological data for exploring top- and subsoil carbon dynamics across grassland-woodland contrasts Reinsch S, Lebron I, Brentegani M, Brooks M, Busi SB, Cagnarini C, Cooper D, Day J, Emmett BA, Fitos E, Goodall T, Griffiths R, Jones B, Keenan P, Keith A, Lopes-Mazzetto JM, Mason KE, Pallett D, Pereira MG, Pinder A, Robinson DA, Smart SM, Thomas A, Benham S, Vanguelova E, Cosby BJ Sci Data 09-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11081944
doi:10.1038/s41597-024-03333-w
PMID:38724554
The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10602594
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
Lakeshore vegetation: More resilient towards human recreation than we think? Meyer N, Swiatloch A, Dittrich S, von Oheimb G Ecol Evol 08-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10329258
doi:10.1002/ece3.10268
PMID:37424934
Eighteen years of upland grassland carbon flux data: reference datasets, processing, and gap-filling procedure Winck BR, Bloor JM, Klumpp K Sci Data 23-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10205705
doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02221-z
PMID:37221225
The sizes of life Tekwa EW, Catalano KA, Bazzicalupo AL, O’Connor MI, Pinsky ML PLoS One 29-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10057745
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0283020
PMID:36989258
Earlywood Anatomy Highlights the Prevalent Role of Winter Conditions on Radial Growth of Oak at Its Distribution Boundary in NW Iberia García-González I, Souto-Herrero M Plants (Basel) 06-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10007082
doi:10.3390/plants12051185
PMID:36904045
Interactive effects of UV radiation and water deficit on production characteristics in upland grassland and their estimation by proximity sensing Holub P, Klem K, Veselá B, Surá K, Urban O Ecol Evol 23-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9502068
doi:10.1002/ece3.9330
PMID:36188527
Post-Invasion Recovery of Plant Communities Colonised by Gunnera tinctoria after Mechanical Removal or Herbicide Application and Its Interaction with an Extreme Weather Event Mantoani MC, Osborne BA Plants (Basel) 30-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9104690
doi:10.3390/plants11091224
PMID:35567226
Epichloë scottii sp. nov., a new endophyte isolated from Melica uniflora is the missing ancestor of Epichloë disjuncta Thünen T, Becker Y, Cox MP, Ashrafi S IMA Fungus 03-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8812020
doi:10.1186/s43008-022-00088-0
PMID:35109929
The importance of direct and indirect trophic interactions in determining the presence of a locally rare day-flying moth O’Neill HM, Twiss SD, Stephens PA, Mason TH, Ryrholm N, Burman J Oecologia 08-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8858923
doi:10.1007/s00442-021-05100-9
PMID:34999944
Video recording and vegetation classification elucidate sheep foraging ecology in species‐rich grassland Hall SJ, Arney DR, Bunce RG, Vollmer E Ecol Evol 20-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8571568
doi:10.1002/ece3.8172
PMID:34765147
Formalized classification of ephemeral wetland vegetation (Isoëto-Nanojuncetea class) in Poland (Central Europe) Kącki Z, Łysko A, Dajdok Z, Kobierski P, Krawczyk R, Nowak A, Rosadziński S, Popiela AA PeerJ 10-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8362674
doi:10.7717/peerj.11703
PMID:34434642
Epichloë Fungal Endophytes—From a Biological Curiosity in Wild Grasses to an Essential Component of Resilient High Performing Ryegrass and Fescue Pastures Caradus JR, Johnson LJ J Fungi (Basel) 27-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7720123
doi:10.3390/jof6040322
PMID:33261217
Checklist of the grasses of India Kellogg EA, Abbott JR, Bawa KS, Gandhi KN, Kailash BR, Ganeshaiah KN, Shrestha UB, Raven P PhytoKeys 16-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC10311516
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.163.38393
PMID:37397271
Which Traits Make Weeds More Successful in Maize Crops? Insights from a Three-Decade Monitoring in France Fried G, Chauvel B, Munoz F, Reboud X Plants (Basel) 25-Dec-2019
PMCID:PMC7020207
doi:10.3390/plants9010040
PMID:31881706

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