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Molinia caerulea

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Internal ID UUID644031614cc50135713118
Scientific name Molinia caerulea
Authority Moench
First published in Methodus (Moench) 183. 1794 [4 May 1794]

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Aira atrovirens Thuill. Fl. Env. Paris , ed. 2: 37 (1799)
Aira caerulea L. Sp. Pl. : 63 (1753)
Amblytes caerulea Dulac Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées : 80 (1867)
Arundo agrostis Lapeyr. ex Willk. & Lange Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 1: 88 (1813)
Cynodon caeruleus Raspail Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 302 (1825)
Enodium atrovirens Dumort. Observ. Gramin. Belg. 108. 1824 [Jul-Sep 1824]
Enodium caeruleum Gaudin Agrost. Helv. 1: 145 (1811)
Enodium caeruleum subsp. atrovirens (Thuill.) Dumort. Observ. Gramin. Belg. 108. 1824 (1824)
Enodium litorale Kunth Euum. Pl. i. 380.
Enodium sylvaticum Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 80 (1821)
Festuca caerulea DC. Fl. Franç. , ed. 3, 3: 46 (1805)
Hydrochloa coerulea Hartm. Gen. Gram. : 8 (1819)
Melica alpina G.Don ex D.Don Engl. Bot. : t. 2641 (1831)
Melica arundinacea Raeusch. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 3: 24 (1797)
Melica atrovirens (Thuill.) Le Turq. Fl. Rouen , Suppl.: 14 (1825)
Melica caerulea L. Mant. Pl. 2: 325 (1771)
Melica caerulea var. major Roth Tent. Fl. Germ. 2(1): 103. 1789
Melica divaricata Meig. & Wenig. Syst. Verz. Ufern Rheins Pfl. : 16 (1819)
Melica sylvatica Link ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. : 520 (1821)
Melica variabilis Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 936 (1866)
Molinia arundinacea var. altissima (Link) Grabherr Mitt. Forstw. Forstwiss. 13: 193. 1942
Molinia arundinacea var. litoralis (Host) Grabherr Mitt. Forstw. Forstwiss. 13: 193. 1942
Molinia bertini hort. ex Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 62: 348 (1890)
Molinia caerulea f. gigantea Koczw. Kosmos (Lvov) 49: 924 1924
Molinia caerulea subsp. altissima (Link) Domin Preslia 15: 39. 1935 (1935)
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea (Schrank) Paul ex Grabherr Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 23: 154 1938
Molinia caerulea subsp. hispanica L.Frey Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 21: 464 (1975)
Molinia caerulea subsp. litoralis (Host) Braun-Blanq. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. Rübel Zürich 7: 140. 1932 (1932)
Molinia caerulea subsp. varia (Schrank) O.Schwarz Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 87. 1949 (1949)
Molinia caerulea var. africana Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 33: 94 (1942)
Molinia caerulea var. altissima (Link) Beck Fl. Nieder-Österreich 1: 93 1890
Molinia caerulea var. arundinacea (Schrank) Vis. Fl. Dalmat. 3: 343 1851
Molinia caerulea var. breviramea Parn. Grass. Britain 230. 1845
Molinia caerulea var. depauperata Bab. Man. Brit. Bot. 366. 1843
Molinia caerulea var. latifolia Blytt Norges Fl. 1: 140. 1861
Molinia caerulea var. litoralis (Host) Griseb. Fl. Ross. 4: 396. 1852
Molinia caerulea var. major (Roth) Soó Fl. Reg. Mont. Matra 5 1937
Molinia caerulea var. minor Holandre Fl. Moselle 37. 1827
Molinia caerulea var. rivulorum (Pomel) Trab. Fl. Algérie Monocot.: 198. 1895
Molinia caerulea var. robusta Prahl Krit. Fl. Prov. Schles.-Holst. 2: 257. 1890
Molinia caerulea var. salsuginosa Roshev. Fl. URSS 2: 312. 1934
Molinia caerulea var. sylvestris Schltdl. Fl. Berol. 1: 77. 1823
Molinia euxina Pobed. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 11: 36 (1949)
Molinia horanszkyi Milk. Symb. Bot. Upsal. 27(2): 143 (1987)
Molinia hungarica Milk. Symb. Bot. Upsal. 27(2): 143 (1987)
Molinia minor (Holandre) Holandre Fl. Moselle ed. 2: 813. 1842 (1842)
Molinia rivulorum Pomel Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 2: 388 (1875)
Molinia simonii Milk. Symb. Bot. Upsal. 27(2): 142 (1987)
Molinia simonii var. major Milk. Symb. Bot. Upsal. 27(2): 142 (1987)
Molinia sylvatica Link Hort. Berol. 1: 197 (1827)
Molinia varia Schrank Baier. Fl. 1: 334 (1789)
Molinia varia var. arundinacea (Schrank) Beck Fl. Nieder-Osterreich 1: 93. 1890
Molinia varia var. litoralis (Host) Beck Fl. Nieder-Osterreich 1: 93. 1890
Molinia variabilis Wibel Prim. Fl. Werth. : 115 (1799)
Poa caerulea Bernh. Syst. Verz. Erf. : 43 (1800)
Molinia caerulea subsp. litoralis (Host) Paul Sched. Fl. Rhaet. Exs. 7: 184 1924
Molinia caerulea var. altissima (Link) Dobrescu Fl. Republ. Socialist. Romania 12: 353. 1972
Hydrochloa caerulea (L.) Hartm. Gen. Gram. : 8 (1819)
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea (Schrank) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 72. 1890 (1890)
Molinia caerulea var. altissima (Link) Schrad. Linnaea 12: 454 1838
Molinia caerulea var. sylvatica (Link) D.Dietr. Fl. March. 75 1841
Molinia caerulea var. litoralis (Host) Reichenb. ex Blytt Enum. Pl. Christiania 71 1844
Molinia caerulea var. sylvatica (Link) Dur.-Duq. Coup-d'oeil Vég. Arrond. Lisieux Pont-Léve5que 112 1846
Molinia caerulea var. sylvatica (Link) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 110 1823
Molinia sylvatica (Link) Bréb. Fl. Normandie 1: 377 1835
Molinia caerulea f. variegata Beetle Phytologia 38: 175 (1978)
Enodium caeruleum var. brevifolium Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Enodium caeruleum var. pauciflorum Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Enodium caeruleum var. congestum Pauquy Statist. Bot. Somme : 472 (1831)
Enodium caeruleum var. laxum Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Enodium caeruleum var. parviflorum Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Enodium caeruleum var. divaricatum Dumort. Fl. Belg. : 157 (1827)
Enodium caeruleum var. sylvaticum Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 110, 730 (1821 publ. 1822)
Enodium caeruleum var. latifolium Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Enodium caeruleum var. uniflorum Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Enodium caeruleum var. angustifolium Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Enodium caeruleum var. multiflorum Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 110, 730 (1821 publ. 1822)
Enodium caeruleum var. interruptum Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Enodium caeruleum var. secundum Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Enodium caeruleum var. alpinum Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 731 (1821 publ. 1822)
Enodium caeruleum var. depauperatum Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Enodium caeruleum var. contractum Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Enodium caeruleum var. longifolium Tinant Fl. Luxemb. : 53 (1836)
Melica caerulea var. viridiflora Lej. Rev. Fl. Spa : 16 (1825)
Melica caerulea var. minor Schrad. Fl. Germ. : 270 (1806)
Melica caerulea var. atrovirens (Thuill.) Lej. Fl. Spa 1: 47 (1811)
Molinia caerulea var. breviramosa Parn. Grass. Britain : 230 (1845)
Molinia caerulea var. pseudodactylis Douin Fl. Ill. France 12: 39 (1933)
Molinia caerulea var. subspicata Boenn. Prodr. Fl. Monast. Westphal. : 28 (1824)
Molinia caerulea var. flavescens Boenn. Prodr. Fl. Monast. Westphal. : 28 (1824)
Molinia caerulea var. compacta Duterte Bull. Soc. Linn. Normandie , sér. 3, 8: 152 (1884)
Molinia caerulea var. mollis Harz Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 45: 237 (1891)
Molinia caerulea var. lightfootii Harz Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 45: 236 (1891)
Molinia caerulea var. pratensis Schltdl. Fl. Berol. 1: 77 (1823)
Molinia caerulea var. foliosa Gaudin Fl. Helv. 7: 651 (1833)
Molinia caerulea var. vivipara Boenn. Prodr. Fl. Monast. Westphal. : 28 (1824)
Molinia caerulea var. atrovirens (Thuill.) Chevall. Fl. Gén. Env. Paris 2: 183 (1827)
Molinia caerulea var. humilis Peterm. Bot. Excurs. Leipzig : 553 (1846)
Molinia caerulea var. albiflora Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 47: 214 (1900)
Molinia caerulea var. divaricata Boenn. Prodr. Fl. Monast. Westphal. : 28 (1824)
Molinia caerulea var. multiflora Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 110 (1821)
Molinia caerulea var. minima Burkhardt Bot. Centralbl. Deutschl. 1846: 243 (1846)
Poa caerulea var. atrovirens (Thuill.) Mérat Nouv. Fl. Env. Paris : 36 (1812)
Aira caerulea unranked variegata Abbey J. Hort. Cottage Gard. 32: 82 (1864)
Enodium caeruleum var. pallescens Lange Bot. Tidsskr. 10: 186 (1879)
Molinia caerulea f. pallescens (Lange) Holmb. Skand. Fl. 2: 191 (1926)
Molinia caerulea var. expansa Blytt Norges Fl. 1: 140 (1861)

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Language Common/alternative name
English purple moorgrass
English purple moor-grass
English purple moor grass
Spanish poa caerulea
Spanish festuca caerulea
Spanish enodium caeruleum
Spanish cynodon caeruleus
Spanish amblytes caerulea
Spanish aira caerulea
Arabic حشيشة السبخات الأرجوانية
Arabic مولينيا سماوية
Arabic مولنية
Belarusian малінія блакітная
Bulgarian синкава молиния
Czech bezkolenec modrý
Welsh glaswellt y gweunydd
Danish almindelig blåtop
Danish blåtop
German pfeifengras
German kleines pfeifengras
German gewöhnliches pfeifengras
German besenried
German blaues pfeifengras
Esperanto blua molinio
Estonian harilik sinihelmikas
Finnish siniheinä
French molinie
French paleine
French molinie bleue
Irish fionnán
Manx brabbanagh
Upper Sorbian wšědny prostak
Hungarian kékperje
Hungarian nyugati kékperje
Japanese ヨウシュヌマガヤ
Kazakh Көкшіл лағат
Cornish gwelsen an gonyow
li smeelj
Lithuanian melsvoji melvenė
Norwegian Bokmål blåtopp
Norwegian Bokmål leddløysa
Dutch pijpenstrootje
Norwegian Nynorsk leddløysa
Norwegian Nynorsk blåtopp
Polish trzęślica modra
Polish trzęślica jednokolankowa
Russian Молиния голубая
Russian Синявка
Russian Бесколенник голубой
Slovak bezkolenec belasý
Swedish blåtåtel
Ukrainian Молінія голуба
Walloon fenaesse di fagne
Chinese 蓝沼草
Chinese 天蓝麦氏草

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Molinia caerulea var. depauperata (Lindl.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2: 337 1900
Molinia caerulea var. obtusa (Peterm.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2: 337 1900

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000880418
Canadensys 7775
USDA Plants MOCA2
Tropicos 25509765
INPN 108718
Flora of Italy 7640
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98382-3
The Plant List kew-424761
Plantarium 24553
Missouri Botanical Garden 285206
Open Tree Of Life 477805
NCBI Taxonomy 38689
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002499
Nature Serve 2.146837
IPNI 408809-1
iNaturalist 165499
GBIF 5289877
Freebase /m/06r34r
WisFlora 8360
EPPO MOICO
EOL 1115039
Elurikkus 5768
USDA GRIN 24515
Wikipedia Molinia_caerulea

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Co-located ecological data for exploring top- and subsoil carbon dynamics across grassland-woodland contrasts Reinsch S, Lebron I, Brentegani M, Brooks M, Busi SB, Cagnarini C, Cooper D, Day J, Emmett BA, Fitos E, Goodall T, Griffiths R, Jones B, Keenan P, Keith A, Lopes-Mazzetto JM, Mason KE, Pallett D, Pereira MG, Pinder A, Robinson DA, Smart SM, Thomas A, Benham S, Vanguelova E, Cosby BJ Sci Data 09-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11081944
doi:10.1038/s41597-024-03333-w
PMID:38724554
Organic Materials Promote Rhododendron simsii Growth and Rhizosphere Soil Properties in a Lead–Zinc Mining Wasteland Chen Y, Li W, Cai X, Li B, Zhan F, Zu Y, He Y Plants (Basel) 20-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10975995
doi:10.3390/plants13060891
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Diurnal fuel moisture content variations of live and dead Calluna vegetation in a temperate peatland Lewis CH, Little K, Graham LJ, Kettridge N, Ivison K Sci Rep 27-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10899638
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-55322-z
PMID:38413683
Application of a GIS-Based Hydrological Model to Predict Surface Wetness of Blanket Bogs Mackin F, Flynn R, Fernandez-Valverde F Wetlands (Wilmington) 03-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10764537
doi:10.1007/s13157-023-01765-5
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Limited effects of crop foliar Si fertilization on a marginal soil under a future climate scenario Rineau F, Groh J, Claes J, Grosjean K, Mench M, Moreno-Druet M, Povilaitis V, Pütz T, Rutkowska B, Schröder P, Soudzilovskaia NA, Swinnen X, Szulc W, Thijs S, Vandenborght J, Vangronsveld J, Vereecken H, Verhaege K, Žydelis R, Loit E Heliyon 18-Dec-2023
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doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23882
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Peatland restoration pathways to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and retain peat carbon Mander Ü, Espenberg M, Melling L, Kull A Biogeochemistry 08-Dec-2023
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Decline of Tephroseris helenitis in Hessia (Germany) over the last 120 years: Modeling implies the gradual disappearance of its temperature niche for flower induction and germination Griebeler EM, Kadereit JW Ecol Evol 06-Dec-2023
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doi:10.1002/ece3.10769
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Cessation of grazing causes biodiversity loss and homogenization of soil food webs Schrama M, Quist CW, Arjen de Groot G, Cieraad E, Ashworth D, Laros I, Hansen LH, Leff J, Fierer N, Bardgett RD Proc Biol Sci 15-Nov-2023
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doi:10.1098/rspb.2023.1345
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Caddisflies (Trichoptera) of Protected Calcareous Fen Habitats: Assemblages, Environmental Drivers, Indicator Species, and Conservation Issues Buczyńska E, Tarkowski A, Sugier P, Płaska W, Zawal A, Janicka A, Buczyński P Insects 31-Oct-2023
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doi:10.3390/insects14110850
PMID:37999048
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PMCID:PMC10602594
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PMID:37792900
Peatland restoration increases water storage and attenuates downstream stormflow but does not guarantee an immediate reversal of long-term ecohydrological degradation Gatis N, Benaud P, Anderson K, Ashe J, Grand-Clement E, Luscombe DJ, Puttock A, Brazier RE Sci Rep 22-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10516923
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PMID:37739941
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PMCID:PMC10368722
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-38470-6
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Multi-Temporal Hyperspectral Classification of Grassland Using Transformer Network Zhao X, Zhang S, Shi R, Yan W, Pan X Sensors (Basel) 24-Jul-2023
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Diet composition of wild columbiform birds: next-generation sequencing of plant and metazoan DNA in faecal samples Schumm YR, Masello JF, Vreugdenhil-Rowlands J, Fischer D, Hillerich K, Quillfeldt P Naturwissenschaften 22-Jul-2023
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Early life conditions influence fledging success and subsequent local recruitment rates in a declining migratory songbird, the Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Halliwell C, Ketcher M, Proud A, Westerberg S, Douglas DJ, Burgess MD Ecol Evol 20-Jul-2023
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