Holcus mollis
Common names
creeping fog
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Grasses
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Ecology
Year naturalised
1864
Origin
Europe
Reason for introduction
Unknown
Other information
Etymology
holcus: From the Greek holkus, an old Greek name for grass.
mollis: Soft
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
HOLMOL
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Johnson AT, Smith HA. 1986. Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd, Buckenhill, UK.