Holcus lanatus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1048. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae pascuis arenosis." RCN: 570.

Lectotype (Cope in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 54. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 1212.10 (LINN) .

Generitype of Holcus Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Holcus lanatus L. ( Poaceae).

Note: Although Kerguélen (in Lejeunia, n.s., 75: 193. 1975) indicated unspecified material in LINN as type, this is not accepted as an effective typification (Art. 7.11). See Cafferty & al. (in Taxon 49: 240. 2000) for a detailed explanation.