Holcus mollis
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Holcus mollis L.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (8), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (6), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (9), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 39 records in 9 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 130 mm (60-200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 7.75 mm (3-12 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): scattered (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (4); herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (2); erect (1); rhizomatous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 8 | 9 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 8 | 8 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 6 | 6 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |