Creeping soft-grass
Holcus mollis
Summary 2
Holcus mollis, known as creeping soft grass or creeping velvet grass, is a species of grass, native to Europe and western Asia.
Identification Hints 3
Longer awn than Holcus lanatus, but still not long. Not a spike. Very hairy node, but not so hairy elsewhere. Greenish rather than pink.
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- (c) Ruth Ripley, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ruth Ripley
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- (c) Ruth Ripley, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Form of inflorescence | Not spike-like |
|---|---|
| Branches whorled? | No |
| Height | Medium |
| Awn length | Short |
| Number of florets | Two |
