HOLLA
Growth form
grass
Biological cycle
vivacious
Habitat
terrestrial
synonym | Aira holcus-lanata Vill., nom. superfl. |
synonym | Aira holcus-lanatus Vill. [Illegitimate] |
synonym | Avena lanata (L.) Koeler |
synonym | Avena pallida Salisb. [Illegitimate] |
synonym | Avena pallida Salisb., nom. illeg. |
synonym | Ginannia lanata (L.) F.T.Hubb. |
synonym | Ginannia lanata F.T.Hubb. |
synonym | Ginannia pubescens Bubani [Illegitimate] |
synonym | Ginannia pubescens Bubani, nom. superfl. |
synonym | Holcus aestivalis Jord. & Fourr. |
synonym | Holcus argenteus C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult. |
synonym | Holcus glaucus Willk. |
synonym | Holcus grurnosus Sennen, pro syn. |
synonym | Holcus intermedius Krock. |
synonym | Holcus lanatus f. albovirens (Junge) Beetle, nom. nud. |
synonym | Holcus lanatus f. viviparus Cheshm. |
synonym | Holcus lanatus subsp. tuberosus (Salzm. ex Trin.) M.Seq. & Castrov. |
synonym | Holcus lanatus subsp. vaginatus (Willk. ex Pérez Lara) M.Seq. & Castrov. |
synonym | Holcus lanatus var. albovirens Junge [Invalid] |
synonym | Holcus lanatus var. albovirens Junge, nom. nud. |
synonym | Holcus lanatus var. soboliferus Duwensee |
synonym | Holcus lanatus var. tuberosus Pérez Lara, nom. illeg. |
synonym | Holcus lanatus var. tuberosus Salzm. ex Trin. |
synonym | Holcus lanatus var. vaginatus Willk. ex Pérez Lara |
synonym | Holcus muticus Kunze |
synonym | Holcus oriolis Sennen & Gonzalo |
synonym | Holcus tuberosus Salzm. ex Trin. |
synonym | Nothoholcus lanatus (L.) Nash |
synonym | Notholcus lanatus (L.) Nash ex Hitchc. |
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Global description
Holcus lanatus is a grass growing in dense clumps, which measures between 30 and 110 cm high. The stems, first prostrate are quickly erect. The plant is entirely hairy. Sheath of leaves is very long and closed on the stem. The ligule is membranous. The leaves have a flat and narrow leaf blade and are equipped with soft finely woolly hairs. The leaves are relatively broad at the base and pointed at the apex. The inflorescence forms a white rose pyramid that spread in a pyramidal way at the time of flowering, and remains contracted and cylindrical before and after flowering.Attributions | Wiktrop |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Holcus lanatus is a vivacious grass. It multiplies only by seed.
Attributions | Wiktrop |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Comoros: Holcus lanatus is absent.
Madagascar: absent.
Mauritius: uncertain presence on the island.
Reunion: H. lanatus is a species that prefers waterlogged fertile and clay soils in fresh pastures. It is found in meadows of highlands on the island over 1000 m altitude. It now tends to naturalize in natural vegetation surrounding grassland areas.
Seychelles: absent.
Attributions | Wiktrop |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Origin
Holcus lanatus is native to western Europe and the Mediterranean basin.
Worldwide distribution
This species is widely distributed in all temperate and tropical regions of altitude, in North, Central and South America, in South Africa, in the Indian Ocean (Reunion, Mauritius), in the west of China. , in Australia and New Zealand.
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Local harmfulness
Comoros: Holcus lanatus is absent.Attributions | Wiktrop |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Attributions | |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Herbarium pictures ReCOLNAT: https://explore.recolnat.org/search/botanique/simplequery=Holcus%2520lanatus
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Liliopsida |
Order | Poales |
Family | Poaceae |
Genus | Holcus |
Species | Holcus lanatus L. |