Poaceae
Holcus

Holcus hierrensis (Stierst.) Stierst. & M.Seq.

First published in Novon 22: 312 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands (El Hierro). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Canary Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[K. J.] [s.n.] Holcus mollis subsp. hierrensis K003388232 Yes
[K. J.] [s.n.] Holcus mollis subsp. hierrensis K003388233 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Holcus mollis subsp. hierrensis K003388231 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Holcus mollis subsp. hierrensis K003388229 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Holcus mollis subsp. hierrensis K003388230 Yes
[K. J.] [s.n.] Holcus mollis subsp. hierrensis K003388228 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Holcus mollis subsp. hierrensis K003388234 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9695] United Kingdom Holcus mollis subsp. hierrensis K003388189 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0