Holcus
a genus of grasses (order Gramineæ), extremely common in some pastures, where they are called soft grasses. H. saccharatus contains large quantity of sugar, and H. odoratus is celebrated for its fragrance. There are only two species native to Great Britain, woolly soft grass or meadow soft grass (H. lanatus) and creeping-rooted soft grass (H. mollis). H. lanatus is the only North American species.