Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Holcus// Species: Holcus lanatus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980) and Flora SR Srbije VIII (Vukićević in Josifović, 197).
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean to Europe and Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Wet grasslands, streams, ponds and other wet habitats.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Holcus lanatus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – stem and leaf with ligule. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – lower part of plant. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – spent inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – spent inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – spent inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – leaves and lower part of stems. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – spikelet. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – panicle. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – panicle. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – panicle. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – developing panicle. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – spent inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – stem and cauline leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – leaf lamina. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – ligule. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – stem and leaf sheath. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – stem and leaf sheath. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – lower part of plant- leaves of vegetative shoots. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – lower part of plant- leaves of vegetative shoots. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – lower part of plant with developing shoots. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Holcus lanatus – spikelets. Osogovo – Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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