Holcus lanatus

Basic information
Scientific name	Holcus lanatus	(No picture)
Common names	Common velvetgrass, Yorkshire fog
Higher taxon	Poaceae, Poales, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	Europe.
Habitat	Edge of forest, some kind of farm area, grassland, urban area, vacancy.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Almost entire Japan. In western Japan, relatively abundant in upland.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	At first cultivated in Koishikawa Botanical Garden, Tokyo. Naturalized date is unknown.
Route	Deliberate: As a pasture grass
Impact	Competition with native plants. Degradation of pasture. Host for insects and fungi. Allergen for hay fever. Native organism(s) affected: Native and pasture plants.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Africa, Asia, Oceania, and North and Latin America.

Reference	Notes
Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Tokyo (in Jpn) Shimizu (ed) (2003) Naturalized Plants of Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn) etc.