Holcus lanatus L. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Holcus lanatus L.

Summary

Genus:

Holcus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Poeae

Subtribe:

Holcinae

Nomen number:

19209

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1048. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

05/08/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

6 (5 active, 2 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Notholcus lanatus (L.) Nash ex Hitchc.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Holcus argenteus C. Agardh ex Roem. & Schult.

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Common names

English
fog grass –
soft-meadow grass –
velvet grass –
woolly soft grass –
Yorkshire-fog –
French
holoque laineuse –
houlque velue –
German
wolliges Honiggras –
Italian
erba bambagiona –
Japanese Rōmaji
shiragegaya –
Portuguese
erva-lanar –
Spanish
heno blanco –
Swedish
luddtåtel –
Transcribed Chinese
rong mao cao –
Transcribed Korean
udanpul –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Madeira Islands
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canary Islands
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Estonia
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Latvia
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Lithuania
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Ukraine
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
2	Cultivated	Australasia	Australia	Australia
2	Cultivated	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Azores
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
4	Naturalized	Northern America		Canada
4	Naturalized	Northern America		Mexico
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Peru

Native
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Azerbaijan, Georgia
WESTERN ASIA: Lebanon, Turkey

Europe

EAST EUROPE: Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal

Cultivated
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile

Naturalized
Africa

MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Reunion

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Jiangxi, Yunnan]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Northern America

REGION: Canada, Mexico
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	erosion control	Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. 1998
Weed	potential seed contaminant	CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19209. Accessed 19 July 2025.