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Home Plants tracheophyta liliopsida poales poaceae Holcus

1753

velvetgrass

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Holcus (soft-grass or velvetgrass) is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the oat tribe within the grass family. Holcus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora lixella. Species Holcus annuus - Mediterranean and nearby areas from Portugal + Morocco to Caucasus Holcus azoricus - Azores - possibly a hybrid of H. lanatus and H. rigidus Holcus caespitosus - Sierra Nevada in southern Spain Holcus gayanus - Spain, Portugal Holcus grandiflorus - Spain Holcus × hybridus - France, Germany, British Isles -- H. lanatus × H. mollis Holcus lanatus - Europe, Mediterranean + nearby areas from Iceland to Canary Isles to Caucasus; naturalized in North + South America, Australia, New Zealand, East Asia, various islands Holcus mollis - Algeria, Tunisia, most of Europe; naturalized in Australia, new Zealand, scattered locales in North America Holcus notarisii - Macedonia, Italy Holcus rigidus - Azores Holcus setiger - Cape Prov of South Africa......read more on Wikipedia.