Fly agaric has been spotted in the south of England - keep looking out for them!
yorkshire fog
Holcus lanatus
- Very common grass
- Soft, grey hairy leaves
- The flowering "plumes" are often purple-tinged
- Peel back the basal leaves to reveal its unique pink striped fleshy stem - "stripy pyjamas"
Creeping soft grass (holcus mollis), which most commonly occurs in woods, looks very similar but has ‘hairy knees’ at junctions along the stem.
Where found
All grassland and waste ground.
When to look for