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Creeping soft-grass - Holcus mollis

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Creeping soft-grass Creeping soft-grass - Holcus mollis dylan Wider Bristol Region 19 Dec 2023, 7:05 p.m. 12 Jul 2022, 1:17 p.m.
Creeping soft-grass Creeping soft-grass - Holcus mollis dylan Wider Bristol Region 19 Dec 2023, 7:05 p.m. 12 Jul 2022, 1:17 p.m.
Creeping soft-grass Creeping soft-grass - Holcus mollis dylan Wider Bristol Region 19 Dec 2023, 7:05 p.m. 12 Jul 2022, 1:17 p.m.
Creeping soft-grass Creeping soft-grass - Holcus mollis dylan Wider Bristol Region 19 Dec 2023, 7:05 p.m. 12 Jul 2022, 1:17 p.m.
Creeping soft-grass Creeping soft-grass - Holcus mollis dylan Wider Bristol Region 19 Dec 2023, 7:05 p.m. 12 Jul 2022, 1:18 p.m.
Creeping soft-grass Creeping soft-grass - Holcus mollis dylan Wider Bristol Region 19 Dec 2023, 7:05 p.m. 12 Jul 2022, 1:18 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and fairly common throughout the UK especially on the Western side. Habitat includes: meadows, grassland, fields, waste ground, woodland, hedgerows, cultivated land. Can hybridise with the similar Yorkshire-fog grass (Holcus lanatus ) to give Holcus x hybridus. Perennial.