Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Holcus lanatus
(Poaceae)
Yorkshire fog, common velvet grass, creeping soft grass, soft meadow grass, velvet grass, woolly soft grass

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Species description or overview

Holcus lanatus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Holcus lanatus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Holcus lanatus information from PIER
Information on Holcus lanatus as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Holcus lanatus
Nomenclatural information about Holcus lanatus is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Holcus lanatus
Nomenclatural information about Holcus lanatus is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Holcus lanatus
Nomenclatural information about Holcus lanatus is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Holcus lanatus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Holcus lanatus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Holcus lanatus (Poaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Holcus lanatus as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Holcus lanatus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Holcus lanatus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Images

Images of Holcus lanatus (Poaceae) (Yorkshire fog)
Links to high-resolution free images of Holcus lanatus (Poaceae) (Yorkshire fog) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Holcus lanatus
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

Holcus lanatus images from PIER
Images of Holcus lanatus provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Holcus lanatus
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Holcus lanatus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Holcus lanatus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Full-text articles

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Bibliography

References for Holcus lanatus
Bibliographic references for Holcus lanatus are provided by HEAR.

Other resources

Holcus lanatus as an invasive species (information from TNC)
Information about Holcus lanatus as an invasive species is provided by The Nature Conservancy.

Distribution and Spread of Alien Plants in Kipahulu Valley, Haleakala National Park, above 2,300 ft Elevation View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
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