Ecological Flora of the British Isles

The Ecological Characteristics for

HOLCUS LANATUS

  1. Char Number: 1.01 Characteristic: Soil nutrients, Value: fertile, Quality : non-British data
    Reference : Thompson JD, Turkington R, , Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 1988, 68, 131-147
  2. Char Number: 1.03 Characteristic: Soil moisture: 2. drainage, Value: slow-draining
    Reference : Watt TA, , Herbage Abstracts, 1978, 48, 195-204
  3. Char Number: 1.05 Characteristic: Salinity, Value: salt-affected
    Species lists obtained from selected NVC communities and categorised by AH Fitter.
  4. Char Number: 1.06 Characteristic: Soil pH: 1. extreme maximum, Value: 8
    Reference : Watt TA, , Herbage Abstracts, 1978, 48, 195-204
  5. Char Number: 1.07 Characteristic: Soil pH: 2. extreme minimum, Value: 3.5
    Reference : Watt TA, , Herbage Abstracts, 1978, 48, 195-204
  6. Char Number: 1.08 Characteristic: Soil pH: 3. typical maximum, Value: 6
    Reference : Watt TA, , Herbage Abstracts, 1978, 48, 195-204
  7. Char Number: 1.09 Characteristic: Soil pH: 4. typical minimum, Value: 5
    Reference : Watt TA, , Herbage Abstracts, 1978, 48, 195-204
  8. Char Number: 1.10 Characteristic: Shade, Value: none, Quality : predominantly
    Reference : Beddows AR, , Journal of Ecology, 1961, 49, 421-430
  9. Char Number: 1.12 Characteristic: Altitude: 1. maximum recorded (m), Value: 609
    Reference : Wilson A, The Altitudinal Range of British Plants, North Western Naturalist (supplement) , 1949
  10. Char Number: 1.13 Characteristic: Altitude: 2. minimum recorded (m), Value: 0
    Reference : Wilson A, The Altitudinal Range of British Plants, North Western Naturalist (supplement) , 1949
  11. Char Number: 1.14 Characteristic: Altitude: 4. typical minimum (m), Value: 0
    Reference : Wilson A, The Altitudinal Range of British Plants, North Western Naturalist (supplement) , 1949
  12. Char Number: 2.01 Characteristic: Status, Value: native
  13. Char Number: 2.02 Characteristic: Typical abundance where naturally occurring, Value: frequent
    Reference : Fitter AH, personal communication , 1991
  14. Char Number: 2.03 Characteristic: Dynamics, Value: increasing, Quality : probably
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  15. Char Number: 2.04 Characteristic: First historical record: 1. date, Value: 1634
    Reference : Clarke WA, First Records of British Flowering Plants, 2nd ed., West, Newman & Co., London , 1900
  16. Char Number: 2.11 Characteristic: Range: 3. continents where native, Value: Asia
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  17. Char Number: 2.11 Characteristic: Range: 3. continents where native, Value: Europe
  18. Char Number: 2.12 Characteristic: Range: 4. continents where introduced, Value: North America
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  19. Char Number: 2.12 Characteristic: Range: 4. continents where introduced, Value: Africa, Quality : non-British data
    Reference : Thompson JD, Turkington R, , Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 1988, 68, 131-147
  20. Char Number: 2.12 Characteristic: Range: 4. continents where introduced, Value: South America
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  21. Char Number: 2.12 Characteristic: Range: 4. continents where introduced, Value: Australasia
    Reference : Beddows AR, , Journal of Ecology, 1961, 49, 421-430
  22. Char Number: 2.13 Characteristic: SN Index, Value: 3.89
    Indices were derived from data obtained from the Biological Records Centre, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Monks Wood Experimental Station, Huntingdon, 1992
  23. Char Number: 2.14 Characteristic: EW Index, Value: 4.52
    Indices were derived from data obtained from the Biological Records Centre, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Monks Wood Experimental Station, Huntingdon, 1992
  24. Char Number: 2.17 Characteristic: number of European countries in which native, Value: 31
  25. Char Number: 3.01 Characteristic: Stems: 1. woodiness, Value: non-woody
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  26. Char Number: 3.02 Characteristic: Stems: 2. support, Value: self-supporting
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  27. Char Number: 3.05 Characteristic: Height: 3. typical maximum (cm), Value: 100
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  28. Char Number: 3.06 Characteristic: Height: 4. typical minimum (cm), Value: 20
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  29. Char Number: 3.07 Characteristic: Spread, Value: height = width
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  30. Char Number: 3.08 Characteristic: Heterophylly, Value: none
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  31. Char Number: 3.09 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 1. type, Value: simple
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  32. Char Number: 3.10 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 2. outline, Value: entire
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  33. Char Number: 3.11 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 3. pointed/round, Value: pointed
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  34. Char Number: 3.12 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 4. length versus breadth, Value: >3 times as long as wide
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  35. Char Number: 3.13 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 5. leaf base, Value: parallel-sided
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  36. Char Number: 3.14 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 6. petiole, Value: sheathing
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  37. Char Number: 3.15 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 7. minimum petiole length (mm), Value: 0
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  38. Char Number: 3.16 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 8. maximum petiole length (mm), Value: 0
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  39. Char Number: 3.17 Characteristic: Leaf area (cm2), Value: 10-100
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  40. Char Number: 3.17 Characteristic: Leaf area (cm2), Value: 1-10
    Reference : Hubbard CE, Grasses, 3rd Edition, Penguin, London , 1984
  41. Char Number: 3.19 Characteristic: Stomata: 1. surfaces present, Value: both
    Reference : Salisbury EJ, , Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1928, B216, 1-65
  42. Char Number: 3.20 Characteristic: Stomata: 2. density on lower surface(no/mm2), Value: 37, Quality : range 9-79
    Reference : Salisbury EJ, , Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1928, B216, 1-65
  43. Char Number: 3.21 Characteristic: Stomata: 3. density on upper surface (no/mm2), Value: 55, Quality : range 20-120
    Reference : Salisbury EJ, , Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1928, B216, 1-65
  44. Char Number: 3.22 Characteristic: Leaf longevity: 1. type, Value: semi-evergreen
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  45. Char Number: 3.24 Characteristic: Root system, Value: fibrous
    Reference : Beddows AR, , Journal of Ecology, 1961, 49, 421-430
  46. Char Number: 3.26 Characteristic: Root depth: 2. depth (cm), Value: 0-10, Quality : non-British data
    Reference : Thompson JD, Turkington R, , Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 1988, 68, 131-147
  47. Char Number: 3.27 Characteristic: Fine root diameter (um), Value: 100-150
    Reference : Fitter D, unpublished data , 1990
  48. Char Number: 3.28 Characteristic: Root hairs, Value: present
    Reference : Robinson D, Rorison IH, , New Phytologist, 1987, 107, 681-693
  49. Char Number: 4.01 Characteristic: Seedling growth rate - maximum (/d), Value: 0.287
    Reference : Grime JP, R Hunt, , Journal of Ecology, 1975, 63, 393-422
  50. Char Number: 4.02 Characteristic: Photosynthetic pathway, Value: C3
  51. Char Number: 4.03 Characteristic: Mature leaf N concentration (mg/g), Value: 10-20
    Reference : Allen SE et al, Chemical Analysis of Ecological Materials, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford , 1974
  52. Char Number: 4.04 Characteristic: Mature leaf P concentration (mg/g), Value: 1-2
    Reference : Allen SE et al, Chemical Analysis of Ecological Materials, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford , 1974
  53. Char Number: 4.05 Characteristic: Heavy metal resistance, Value: pseudometallophyte, Quality : Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd
    Reference : Baker AJM, personal communication , 1992
  54. Char Number: 4.06 Characteristic: Carnivory, Value: does not kill insects
  55. Char Number: 4.07 Characteristic: Nutrition, Value: autotrophic
  56. Char Number: 4.09 Characteristic: Response to frost (non-woody tissue), Value: sensitive, Quality : non-British data
    Reference : Allen JP, The Botany, Ecology, Agronomy and Control of Poa Trivialis L., Agricultural Research Council Weed Research Organisation Technical Report No 6, 1966
  57. Char Number: 5.01 Characteristic: Life-form, Value: hemicryptophyte
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  58. Char Number: 5.02 Characteristic: Longevity of stems (yrs), Value: <1
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  59. Char Number: 5.04 Characteristic: Mono/poly-carpic, Value: polycarpic
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  60. Char Number: 5.05 Characteristic: Vegetative reproduction/persistence: 1. method, Value: rooting stems
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  61. Char Number: 5.05 Characteristic: Vegetative reproduction/persistence: 1. method, Value: stolons, Quality : sometimes, non-British recording
    Reference : Thompson JD, Turkington R, , Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 1988, 68, 131-147
  62. Char Number: 5.06 Characteristic: Vegetative reproduction/persistence: 2. pattern, Value: patch-forming
    Reference : Watt TA, , Herbage Abstracts, 1978, 48, 195-204
  63. Char Number: 5.07 Characteristic: Flowering time: 1. earliest month, Value: 6
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  64. Char Number: 5.08 Characteristic: Flowering time: 2. latest month, Value: 9
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  65. Char Number: 5.09 Characteristic: Flowering time: 3. peak month, Value: 6
    Reference : Watt TA, , Herbage Abstracts, 1978, 48, 195-204
  66. Char Number: 5.10 Characteristic: Photoperiodism: 1. type, Value: day-neutral
    Reference : Watt TA, , Herbage Abstracts, 1978, 48, 195-204
  67. Char Number: 5.13 Characteristic: Pollen: 2. diameter (um), Value: 31
    Reference : Knuth P, Handbook of Flower Pollination Volume 3 (trans Ainsworth Davis JR), Oxford , 1909
  68. Char Number: 5.15 Characteristic: Pollen vector, Value: wind
    Reference : Knuth P, Handbook of Flower Pollination Volume 3 (trans Ainsworth Davis JR), Oxford , 1909
  69. Char Number: 5.16 Characteristic: Dicliny, Value: andromonoecious
    Reference : Knuth P, Handbook of Flower Pollination Volume 3 (trans Ainsworth Davis JR), Oxford , 1909
  70. Char Number: 5.17 Characteristic: Dichogamy, Value: homogamous
    Reference : Knuth P, Handbook of Flower Pollination Volume 3 (trans Ainsworth Davis JR), Oxford , 1909
  71. Char Number: 5.19 Characteristic: Fertilization, Value: normally cross
    Reference : Beddows AR, Self and cross fertility and flowering habits of certain herbage grasses and legumes. Welsh Plant Breeding Station, University College of Wales. Series H, seasons 1921-1930. Volume 12, pp5-99, 1931
  72. Char Number: 5.20 Characteristic: Cleistogamy, Value: cleistogamy not recorded
    Reference : Beddows AR, , Journal of Ecology, 1961, 49, 421-430
  73. Char Number: 5.22 Characteristic: Incompatibility systems, Value: present, mechanism unknown
    Reference : Fryxell PA, , The Botanical Review, 1957, 23, 135-233
  74. Char Number: 5.25 Characteristic: Chromosome number(s): 1. number, Value: 14 + 0-2B, Quality : non-British data
  75. Char Number: 5.26 Characteristic: 2C DNA content (pg), Value: 3.4
    Reference : Grime JP, Mowforth MA, , Nature, 1982, 299, 151-153
  76. Char Number: 5.28 Characteristic: Time of seed dispersal (season), Value: summer
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  77. Char Number: 5.28 Characteristic: Time of seed dispersal (season), Value: autumn, Quality : early
    Reference : Watt TA, , Herbage Abstracts, 1978, 48, 195-204
  78. Char Number: 5.30 Characteristic: Dispersule size - length of longest axis (mm), Value: 4.8, Quality : caryopsis, lemma and bristle
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  79. Char Number: 5.31 Characteristic: Seed size - length of longest axis (mm), Value: 1.8, Quality : caryopsis, dispersed with an attached lemma
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  80. Char Number: 5.32 Characteristic: Seed weight: 1. maximum (mg), Value: 0.5, Quality : non-British data
    Reference : Thompson JD, Turkington R, , Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 1988, 68, 131-147
  81. Char Number: 5.34 Characteristic: Seed weight: 3. mean (mg), Value: 0.32
    Reference : Thompson K, Grime JP, , Journal of Applied Ecology, 1983, 20, 141-156
  82. Char Number: 5.36 Characteristic: Seed production: 2. typical range (/flower), Value: 1-10
    Reference : Beddows AR, , New Phytologist, 1961, 60, 312-324
  83. Char Number: 5.38 Characteristic: Dispersal agent, Value: wind
    Reference : Beddows AR, , Journal of Ecology, 1961, 49, 421-430
  84. Char Number: 5.38 Characteristic: Dispersal agent, Value: unspecialised
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  85. Char Number: 5.39 Characteristic: Time of germination (season), Value: autumn
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  86. Char Number: 5.40 Characteristic: After-ripening requirement, Value: none
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  87. Char Number: 5.42 Characteristic: Maximum temperature at which 50% seeds germinate, Value: 35
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  88. Char Number: 5.46 Characteristic: Germination requirements 2. light, Value: partial, Quality : light required if no fluctuating temperatures, source no 459
    Reference : Williams ED, , Annals of Applied Biology, 1983, 103, 161-172
  89. Char Number: 5.47 Characteristic: Germination requirements 3. temperature fluctuation, Value: partial
    Reference : Williams ED, , Journal of Applied Ecology, 1983, 20, 923-935
  90. Char Number: 5.48 Characteristic: Germination type, Value: epigeal
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  91. Char Number: 5.50 Characteristic: Seedbank longevity, Value: 5-20 yrs
    Reference : Watt TA, , Herbage Abstracts, 1978, 48, 195-204
  92. Char Number: 5.51 Characteristic: Seedbank density: recorded values, Value: 1285, Quality : hay meadow in Britain
    Reference : Thompson JD, Turkington R, , Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 1988, 68, 131-147
  93. Char Number: 5.52 Characteristic: Normal method of propagation, Value: seed
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  94. Char Number: 5.53 Characteristic: Seedbank type, Value: long-term persistent
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  95. Char Number: 5.53 Characteristic: Seedbank type, Value: transient
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  96. Char Number: 5.53 Characteristic: Seedbank type, Value: seedbank present, type uncertain
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  97. Char Number: 5.53 Characteristic: Seedbank type, Value: short-term persistent
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  98. Char Number: 5.54 Characteristic: Maximum seedbank density (m2), Value: 16900
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  99. Char Number: 5.55 Characteristic: Minimum seedbank density (m2), Value: 5
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  100. Char Number: 5.56 Characteristic: Mean seedbank density (m2), Value: 825.46875
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  101. Char Number: 6.02 Characteristic: Physical defences on leaves, Value: glabrous
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Warburg EF, Flora of the British Isles, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1962
  102. Char Number: 7.01 Characteristic: Conservation Status, Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  103. Char Number: 7.02 Characteristic: Rarity Status, Value: Present, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  104. Char Number: 7.03 Characteristic: Change Index, Value: 1.34, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  105. Char Number: 7.04 Characteristic: Biome, Value: Southern Temperate, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  106. Char Number: 7.05 Characteristic: Eastern Limit, Value: European, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  107. Char Number: 7.06 Characteristic: Continentality, Value: Not continental, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  108. Char Number: 7.07 Characteristic: Northern Limit in Britain, Value: No, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  109. Char Number: 7.08 Characteristic: Northern European Limit (Lat, 5?Ǭ? band), Value: 60-65, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  110. Char Number: 7.09 Characteristic: Southern European Limit (Latitude, 5?Ǭ? band), Value: <45, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  111. Char Number: 7.10 Characteristic: Southern European Limit, Value: No, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  112. Char Number: 7.11 Characteristic: January mean temperature, Value: 3.5, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  113. Char Number: 7.12 Characteristic: July mean temperature, Value: 14.3999996185303, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  114. Char Number: 7.13 Characteristic: Annual precipitation, Value: 1106, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  115. Char Number: 7.14 Characteristic: Ellenberg Indicator: Light, Value: 7, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  116. Char Number: 7.15 Characteristic: Ellenberg : Moisture, Value: 6, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  117. Char Number: 7.16 Characteristic: Ellenberg: pH, Value: 6, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  118. Char Number: 7.17 Characteristic: Ellenberg Indicator: Nitrogen, Value: 5, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  119. Char Number: 7.18 Characteristic: Ellenberg Indicator: Salt, Value: 0, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  120. Char Number: 7.19 Characteristic: Life Form: normal state, Value: Hemicryptophyte, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  121. Char Number: 7.20 Characteristic: Life Form: less frequent state, Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  122. Char Number: 7.21 Characteristic: Clonality: normal state, Value: Tussock forming graminoid, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  123. Char Number: 7.22 Characteristic: Clonality: less frequent state, Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
Kew Germination Data:
  1. Plant Name: Holcus lanatus; Country of origin: UK; , % germination 90; Pre Treatment: ; Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 15°C, 8/16; Notes :
  2. Plant Name: Holcus lanatus; Country of origin: UK; , % germination 94; Pre Treatment: ; Medium: 1% agar + 101 mg/l potassium nitrate (KNO3); Conditions: 15°C, 8/16; Notes :