ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Holcus lanatus

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Holcus
Species: Holcus lanatus
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Holcus lanatus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

37 synonyms in this snapshot

Aira holcus-lanatusName author: Vill.
Avena lanataName author: (L.) Koeler
Avena lanataName author: (L.) Cav.
Avena pallidaName author: Salisb.
Ginannia lanataName author: (L.) F.T.Hubb.
Ginannia pubescensName author: Bubani
Holcus aestivalisName author: Jord. & Fourr.
Holcus argenteusName author: C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult.
Holcus glaucusName author: Willk.
Holcus grurnosusName author: Sennen
Holcus intermediusName author: Krock.
Holcus lanatus f. albovirensName author: (Junge) Beetle
Holcus lanatus f. viviparusName author: Cheshm.
Holcus lanatus subsp. argenteusName author: (C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult.) K.Richt.
Holcus lanatus subsp. glaucusName author: (Willk.) K.Richt.
Holcus lanatus subsp. tuberosusName author: (Salzm. ex Trin.) M.Seq. & Castrov.
Holcus lanatus subsp. vaginatusName author: (Willk. ex Pérez Lara) M.Seq. & Castrov.
Holcus lanatus unranked albovariegatusName author: Jacob-Makoy
Holcus lanatus var. albovirensName author: Junge
Holcus lanatus var. altissimusName author: Coss. & Durieu
Holcus lanatus var. biaristatusName author: J.T.Jansen & Wacht.
Holcus lanatus var. ciliatusName author: Beck
Holcus lanatus var. coloratusName author: Rchb.
Holcus lanatus var. glabrescensName author: Zobel
Holcus lanatus var. leucoglumisName author: Opiz
Holcus lanatus var. purpurascensName author: Tinant
Holcus lanatus var. scaberName author: Beck
Holcus lanatus var. soboliferusName author: Duwensee
Holcus lanatus var. spectabilisName author: Podp.
Holcus lanatus var. triflorusName author: Mutel
Holcus lanatus var. tuberosusName author: Salzm. ex Trin.
Holcus lanatus var. vaginatusName author: Willk. ex Pérez Lara
Holcus muticusName author: Kunze ex Willk.
Holcus oriolisName author: Sennen & Gonzalo
Holcus tuberosusName author: Salzm. ex Trin.
Nothoholcus lanatusName author: (L.) Nash
Notholcus lanatusName author: (L.) Nash ex Hitchc.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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