ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Holcus mollis

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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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Holcus
Species: Holcus mollis
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1759

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

27 synonyms in this snapshot

Aira holcus-mollisName author: Vill.
Aira mollisName author: (L.) Schreb.
Avena mollisName author: (L.) Koeler
Avena sylvaticaName author: Salisb.
Ginannia mollisName author: Bubani
Holcus densusName author: Peterm.
Holcus longiaristatusName author: St.-Lag.
Holcus mollis subsp. reuteriName author: (Boiss.) Tutin
Holcus mollis subsp. triflorusName author: (Trab.) Trab.
Holcus mollis var. biaristatusName author: Parn.
Holcus mollis var. coloratusName author: Peterm.
Holcus mollis var. densusName author: (Peterm.) Nyman
Holcus mollis var. glaberName author: G.Mey.
Holcus mollis var. glabrescensName author: Zapał.
Holcus mollis var. gymnogonusName author: N.H.F.Desp.
Holcus mollis var. hermaphroditusName author: N.H.F.Desp.
Holcus mollis var. minutusName author: Druce
Holcus mollis var. multiflorusName author: Peterm.
Holcus mollis var. parviflorusName author: Parn.
Holcus mollis var. pauciflorusName author: Pauquy
Holcus mollis var. serpentiniName author: Legendre
Holcus mollis var. submuticusName author: Holmb.
Holcus mollis var. triflorusName author: Trab.
Holcus mollis var. villosusName author: Pauquy
Holcus reuteriName author: Boiss.
Holcus triflorusName author: Trab.
Notholcus mollisName author: (L.) 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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