Citation: L., Sp. Pl. 1047 (1753).

Derivation: Latin form of Greek holkos, some species of grass.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Pubescent perennials; leaf blade flat; ligule truncate.

Inflorescence a compound panicle; spikelets laterally compressed, 2-flowered; both florets stalked, the first one bisexual and awnless, the second male with a dorsal awn; glumes subequal, deciduous, with the 2 florets keeled, the first 1-nerved, the second 3-nerved; lemmas small, obtuse; the pedicel disarticulates below the lemmas so that the spikelets fall off as a whole.

Distribution:  About 8 species from Europe, Asia and North Africa.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available