Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft Grass, Creeping Soft Grass
Other regional names: Creeping Fog +3 more
- Creeping Fog
- Creeping Velvet Grass
- Creeping Velvetgrass
- German Velvet Grass
Also known as: Aira holcus-mollis Vill. +17 more
- Aira holcus-mollis Vill.
- Avena mollis (L.) Hoffm., 1800
- Avena sylvatica Salisb.
- Ginannia mollis (L.) Bubani
- Ginannia mollis (L.) H.St.John
- Holcus densus Peterm.
- Holcus longiaristatus St.-Lag.
- Holcus mollis f. coloratus Jansen & Wacht.
- Holcus mollis f. major Asch. & Graebn.
- Holcus mollis subsp. reuteri (Boiss.) Tutin
- Holcus mollis subsp. triflorus (Trab.) Trab.
- Holcus mollis var. biaristatus Parn.
- Holcus mollis var. coloratus Peterm.
- Holcus mollis var. densus (Peterm.) Nyman
- Holcus mollis var. glaber G.Mey.
- Holcus mollis var. glaber Pauquy
- Holcus mollis var. glabrescens Zapal.
- Holcus mollis var. gymnogonus N.H.F.Desp.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Naturally occurring in Africa and Europe, Holcus mollis (commonly known as Creeping Soft Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family.
Macro Climate
Unspecified
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Azores, British Columbia, California, Chatham Is., Colombia, Crozet Is., Delaware, Finland, Idaho, Japan, Kerguelen, Madeira, New Hampshire, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Sri Lanka, Tasmania, Vermont, Victoria, Washington