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Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Methodus: 183 (1794)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Poales
family
Poaceae
genus
Molinia
species
Molinia caerulea

Name

Synonyms
Aira atrovirens Thuill.
Aira caerulea L.
Aira caerulea subsp. variegata Abbey
Aira coerulea L.
Amblytes caerulea Dulac
Arundo agrostis Lapeyr.
Arundo agrostis Lapeyr. ex Willk. & Lange
Cynodon caeruleus (L.) Raspail
Enodium atrovirens Dumort.
Enodium caeruleum (L.) Gaudin
Enodium caeruleum subsp. atrovirens (Thuill.) Dumort.
Enodium caeruleum var. alpinum Gray
Enodium caeruleum var. angustifolium Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. atrovirens (Thuill.) Pauquy
Enodium caeruleum var. brevifolium Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. congestum (Thuill.) Pauquy
Enodium caeruleum var. contractum Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. depauperatum Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. divaricatum Dumort.
Enodium caeruleum var. interruptum Tinant
Homonyms
Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench
Common names
Almindelig blåtop in Danish
Almindelig blåtop in Danish
Besenried in German
Besenried in German
Besenried in German
Blaues Pfeifengras in German
Blaues Pfeifengras in German
Blaues Pfeifengras in German
Blaues Pfeifengras in German
Blaues Pfeifengras in German
Blaues Pfeifengras in German
Blåtop in Danish
Blåtop in Danish
Blåtop in Danish
Canche bleue in French
Canche bleue in French
Canche bleue in French
Feno-dos-lameiros in Portuguese
Fionnán in Irish
Gewöhnliches Pfeifengras in German
Gewöhnliches Pfeifengras in German
Gewöhnliches Pfeifengras in German
Gewöhnliches Pfeifengras (Artengruppe) in German
Glaswellt y Bwla in Welsh
Glaswellt y Gweunydd in Welsh
Gramigna liscia in Italian
Gramigna liscia in Italian
Gramigna liscia in Italian
Gramigna liscia in Italian
Gwellt Bwla in Welsh
Kékperje in Hungarian
Mansiega in Spanish
Melic-Wellt Rhuddlas in Welsh
Meligwellt Rhuddlas in Welsh
Melsvoji melvenė in Lithuanian
Molinie bleue in French
Molinie bleue in French
Molinie bleue in French
Molinie bleue in French
Molinie bleue in French
Moor Grass in English
Nyugati kékperje in Hungarian
Paleine in French
Pfeifengras in German
Pfeifengras in German
Pijpenstrootje in Dutch
Purple Moor Grass in English
Purple Moor-Grass in English
Purple Moor-grass in English
Purple Moorgrass in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q136766546
  2. Jørgensen PM, Weidemann E, Fremstad E. (2016). Flora Norvegica av JE Gunnerus. På norsk og med kommentarer. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3. Page: 152. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3
  3. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  4. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  5. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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