Holcus lanatus L.
(Yorkshire-fog)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHolcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog)
GenusHolcus (soft-grasses)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) :
1: Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog)
17 Jan 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in lawn . Photos: rhizomes uncovered while moving turf
Image 1: Rhizomes on underside of turfImage 2: Rhizomes - white backgroundImage 3: Rhizomes - white background (2)
2: Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog)
9 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Inflorescence bud - close-upImage 2: Plant - in situImage 3: AnthesisImage 4: Flowering stems - basesImage 5: Inflorescence (after a couple of days in water)Image 6: Inflorescence (after a couple of days in water) (2)Image 7: Inflorescence - (after a couple of days in water) - enlargedImage 8: Inflorescence budImage 9: Inflorescence bud - close-upImage 10: Inflorescence budsImage 11: Leaf base - abaxial surfaceImage 12: Leaf blade - adaxial surface - enlargedImage 13: Leaf sheathImage 14: Ligule and ad-axial surface of leaf and sheathImage 15: Ligule - enlargedImage 16: Ligule - enlarged (2)Image 17: NodeImage 18: NodesImage 19: Node, stem and sheath

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gateley, P Holcus lanatus: Yorkshire Fog

Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 36 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-fog)
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