|
|
How to Manage Pests
Identification: Weed Photo Gallery
German velvetgrass
Scientific name: Holcus mollis (Family Poaceae)
Click on image to enlarge
|
DESCRIPTION:
German velvetgrass, also called Yorkshire fog, is a perennial with
vigorous, slender rhizomes. A short, membranous ligule is present
and there are no auricles. Leaves are velvety and somewhat grayish.
Purplish lines at the base of stems are common. Stems are mostly
smooth but may have hairs on the nodes. German velvetgrass is visible
as light-colored, velvety patches in turf and is very apparent when
dew is on the grass.
Grass ID illustration.
|
Text modified from Elmore, C.L., W.B. McHenry, and D.W. Cudney. 1989. Weed control in large turf areas. Chapter 3 in Turfgrass Pests. UC ANR Publication 4053.
|