*Holcus lanatus Linnaeus. Common name: Velvet Grass, Soft Grass, Yorkshire-fog. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Moist to wet meadows, pastures, disturbed areas, roadsides, hedge-rows, sometimes invasive in bogs, fens, and other natural wetlands. Distribution: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA24, G, HC, Il, K4, Meso6, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Tucker (1996); = Notholcus lanatus (L.) Nash — S
Links to other floras: = Holcus lanatus - FNA24
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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