G.188. Holcus L.

Description of the genus

Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence a dense panicle. Spikelets 2-flowered; lower bisexual, upper male, falling entire. Glumes subequal, papery, enclosing the florets. Lemmas glossy, cartilaginous, rounded, indistinctly nerved; lower awnless; upper with an awn.

Worldwide: 6 species in Europe, N Africa and the Middle East

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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lanatus L.E

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Holcus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Holcus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Holcus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Holcus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Holcus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Holcus
JSTOR Plant Science: Holcus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Holcus
Plants of the World Online: Holcus
Tropicos: Holcus
Wikipedia: Holcus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Holcus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=131, retrieved 29 March 2024

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