Poaceae
Creeping soft grass
Holcus mollis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Holcus
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Common names
By language (22)
- arz
- هولكوس موليس
- Belarusian
- Смарганец мяккі, Пажарніца палявая, Смарганец
- Bulgarian
- Мека медовица
- Chinese
- 德国绒毛草
- Czech
- Medyněk měkký
- Danish
- Krybende Hestegræs
- Dutch
- Gladde witbol
- English
- Creeping soft grass, Creeping velvetgrass, Creeping velvet grass
- Esperanto
- Mola holko
- Estonian
- Pehme mesihein
- Finnish
- Pehmytmesiheinä
- French
- Houlque molle
- German
- Weiches Honiggras
- hsb
- Lěsna mědlina
- Irish
- Mínfhéar reatha
- Latvian
- Mīkstā meduszāle
- Lithuanian
- Švelnioji vilnūnė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Krattlodnegress
- Polish
- Kłosówka miękka
- Russian
- Бухарник мягкий
- Swedish
- Lentåtel
- Welsh
- Maswellt rhedegog
Synonyms
- Aira holcus-mollis Vill.
- Aira mollis (L.) Schreb.
- Avena mollis (L.) Koeler
- Avena sylvatica Salisb.
- Ginannia mollis Bubani
- Holcus densus Peterm.
- Holcus longiaristatus St.-Lag.
- Holcus mollis subsp. reuteri (Boiss.) Tutin
- Holcus mollis subsp. triflorus (Trab.) Trab.
- Holcus mollis var. biaristatus Parn.
- Holcus mollis var. coloratus Peterm.
- Holcus mollis var. densus (Peterm.) Nyman
- Holcus mollis var. glaber G.Mey.
- Holcus mollis var. glabrescens Zapał.
- Holcus mollis var. gymnogonus N.H.F.Desp.
- Holcus mollis var. hermaphroditus N.H.F.Desp.
- Holcus mollis var. minutus Druce
- Holcus mollis var. multiflorus Peterm.
- Holcus mollis var. parviflorus Parn.
- Holcus mollis var. pauciflorus Pauquy
- Holcus mollis var. serpentini Legendre
- Holcus mollis var. submuticus Holmb.
- Holcus mollis var. triflorus Trab.
- Holcus mollis var. villosus Pauquy
- Holcus reuteri Boiss.
- Holcus triflorus Trab.
- Notholcus mollis (L.) Hitchc.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Stephan Mende, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Kian Hayles-Cotton, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James K. Lindsey, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Theresa Casey, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: guywallbanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alfie Felton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.