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Holcus lanatus
common velvetgrass, velvetgrass, Yorkshire fog
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Holcus lanatus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Holcus, Species Holcus lanatus


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Park Tags:
Life form - Grasses sedges and rushes


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		WA: SNA
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Catoctin Mountain Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Crater Lake National Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	El Morro National Monument
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Point National Historic Site	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Gettysburg National Military Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Haleakala National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kalaupapa National Historical Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Muir Woods National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Olympic National Park	Oregon Caves National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	11/22/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 4:38:24 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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