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Holcus mollis L.

Creeping Soft-grass

Description: This grass is similar to Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire fog) but has rather shorter leaves and is less hairy generally, but the nodes are 'bearded' with long hairs (i.e. it has hairy knees!). It is frequent in dry grassy places.

All names: Holcus mollis L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Holcus mollis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Holcus mollis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Holcus mollis. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2620. Accessed on 2026-11-02.