Holcus lanatus

TaxID: 29679

Basic Information

Holcus lanatus

Common Velvetgrass, Velvet Grass, velvet grass

Holcus lanatus is a perennial flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae. The specific epithet lanatus is Latin for 'woolly' which describes the plant's hairy texture. Common names include Yorkshire fog, tufted grass, and meadow soft grass. In North America, where it is an invasive species, names include velvet grass and common velvet grass. In parts of northern Europe the grass is a common native species and a hardy pasture grass.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Holcus

lanatus

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Holcus lanatus
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Holcus lanatus
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Holcus lanatus
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(c) Eric Cleveland@BY-NC
Holcus lanatus
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(c) Andrew Lamb@BY-NC
Holcus lanatus
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(c) stacegrammer@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —

Distribution (73 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Albania Present —
Algeria Present —
Andorra Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Bosnia and Herzegovina Present —
Belarus Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (4 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR30276447 Leaf and Stem Mature - 25206325 Belgium: Antwerpen
SRR30276446 Leaf and Stem Mature - 25175725 Belgium: Antwerpen
SRR30276445 Leaf and Stem Mature - 24778142 Belgium: Antwerpen
SRR31054504 shoot vegetative - 20108204 Germany: Jena

DNA Barcodes (80 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
YNPBP317-21 - trnL-F 572 United States - -
YNPBP317-21 - rbcL 553 United States - -
VPL114-13 - trnH-psbA 618 Luxembourg 2012-06-14 49.766, 5.889
VPL114-13 - rbcL 553 Luxembourg 2012-06-14 49.766, 5.889
VPL114-13 - matK 889 Luxembourg 2012-06-14 49.766, 5.889
VPL114-13 - ITS2 443 Luxembourg 2012-06-14 49.766, 5.889
SDH3037-15 - rbcLa 552 United States 2009-06-11 33.19879, -116.75761
SDH3037-15 - matK 761 United States 2009-06-11 33.19879, -116.75761
SDH3037-15 - ITS2 340 United States 2009-06-11 33.19879, -116.75761
SDH2446-14 - ITS2 340 United States 1917-07-01 -
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Literature