Species

Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench

Purple Moor-Grass

Poaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Genus: Molinia (Moorgrass)

Synonyms

Molinia caerulea
Aira coerulea
Molinia euxina
Molinia horanszkyi
Molinia hungarica
Molinia simonii

Related species

Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench - Purple Moor-Grass
Molinia arundinacea Schrank - Purple Moor-Grass

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Molinia caerulea

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Molinia caerulea

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Molinia caerulea

Molinia caerulea

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in nutrient-poor, moist to wet habitats

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