Creeping Fog
Holcus mollis L.
Holcus mollis L., commonly known as Creeping Fog, is a species in the grass family Poaceae. Native to Europe and North Africa, it has been widely distributed to regions including the Açores, Madeira, Portugal, and parts of the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. The species was first published in 1759.
Description
Holcus mollis is a grass species belonging to the genus Holcus. It is found in various regions such as the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Belgium, the United States, and Japan. Although Kerguelen proposed a type specimen, it was not formally accepted. The plant is commonly referred to as Creeping Fog and is recognized for its creeping growth habit. Its native range includes Europe and North Africa, with subsequent introductions to many other parts of the world.
Other common names
Creeping velvetgrassCreeping FogCreeping Soft GrassCreeping Soft-GrassCreeping SoftgrassCreeping Velvet GrassCreeping-FogGerman Velvet GrassGerman Velvetgrass
Distribution
Açores · Madeira · Portugal Continental · DK · NO · SE · French Southern and Antarctic Lands Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF) · Flanders · Finland · Vermont-US · AU · FK · Cundinamarca · JP · Bogotá · CA · Alaska · conterminous 48 United States · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Albania · Algeria · Austria · Azores · Baltic States · British Columbia · Bulgaria · California
Synonyms
Aira holcus-mollisAira mollisAvena mollisAvena sylvaticaHolcus densusHolcus longiaristatusHolcus mollis subsp. reuteriHolcus mollis var. biaristatusHolcus mollis var. parviflorusHolcus mollis var. triflorusHolcus reuteriHolcus triflorusNotholcus mollisHolcus mollis subsp. triflorusGinannia mollisHolcus mollis var. submuticusHolcus mollis var. densusHolcus mollis var. gymnogonusHolcus mollis var. villosusHolcus mollis var. glaberHolcus mollis var. multiflorusHolcus mollis var. hermaphroditusHolcus mollis var. pauciflorusHolcus mollis var. serpentiniHolcus mollis var. minutusHolcus mollis var. glabrescensHolcus mollis var. coloratus