Characteristics
Holcus lanatus L.
velvet grass
Pastures, successional fields, hayfields, roadsides, and disturbed areas.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Not Native Naturalized FAC (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) SNA (State Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Holcus lanatus L. - velvet grass
Citation
Holcus lanatus L.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Schenectady, NY: 13 June 2008 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 25 Jun 2002 - 1
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