Etymology:
Latin form of Greek holkos, some species of grass.
Description:
Pubescent perennials; leaf blade flat; ligule truncate.
Inflorescence a compound panicle; spikelets laterally compressed, 2-flowered; both florets stalked, the first one bisexual and awnless, the second male with a dorsal awn; glumes subequal, deciduous, with the 2 florets keeled, the first 1-nerved, the second 3-nerved; lemmas small, obtuse; the pedicel disarticulates below the lemmas so that the spikelets fall off as a whole.
Habitat:
About 8 species from Europe, Asia and North Africa.
Original Source:
SAFlora4
Page Last Updated:
12 Jun 2025
Cite This Page:
Holcus L., in (ed.), Flora SA. Board of Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium: Adelaide. https://flora.sa.gov.au/taxon/1901-holcus, [Date accessed: 23 May 2026].