Molinia caerulea Moench

Purple moorgrass (en), Molinie (fr), Molinie bleue (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Molinia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.8
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Molinia caerulea habit picture by Rossen Vassilev (cc-by-sa)
Molinia caerulea habit picture by Andrzej Konstantynowicz (cc-by-sa)
Molinia caerulea habit picture by Joseph Dupont (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Molinia caerulea leaf picture by sabbrent (cc-by-sa)
Molinia caerulea leaf picture by Karol Bratko (cc-by-sa)
Molinia caerulea leaf picture by Jan Salemans (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Molinia caerulea flower picture by florence dustou (cc-by-sa)
Molinia caerulea flower picture by eLJot (cc-by-sa)
Molinia caerulea flower picture by Jean Bernard Bächtiger (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Molinia caerulea fruit picture by Arjen Arjen (cc-by-sa)
Molinia caerulea fruit picture by alain schost (cc-by-sa)
Molinia caerulea fruit picture by Andrzej Konstantynowicz (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Molinia caerulea world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:408809-1
WFO ID wfo-0000880418
COL ID 43VQT
BDTFX ID 42805
INPN ID 108718
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Aira caerulea Arundo agrostis Enodium atrovirens Melica caerulea Melica variabilis Molinia bertini Molinia rivulorum Molinia simonii Molinia sylvatica Molinia varia Molinia variabilis Aira atrovirens Festuca caerulea Melica alpina Melica atrovirens Enodium litorale Enodium sylvaticum Hydrochloa coerulea Melica arundinacea Melica sylvatica Molinia caerulea f. gigantea Molinia horanszkyi Molinia hungarica Molinia depauperata Enodium caeruleum Amblytes caerulea Cynodon caeruleus Molinia euxina Molinia minor Melica divaricata Poa caerulea Hydrochloa caerulea Enodium caeruleum subsp. atrovirens Melica caerulea var. major Molinia arundinacea var. altissima Molinia arundinacea var. litoralis Molinia caerulea subsp. altissima Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea Molinia caerulea subsp. hispanica Molinia caerulea subsp. litoralis Molinia caerulea subsp. varia Molinia caerulea var. africana Molinia caerulea var. altissima Molinia caerulea var. arundinacea Molinia caerulea var. breviramea Molinia caerulea var. depauperata Molinia caerulea var. latifolia Molinia caerulea var. litoralis Molinia caerulea var. major Molinia caerulea var. minor Molinia caerulea var. rivulorum Molinia caerulea var. robusta Molinia caerulea var. salsuginosa Molinia caerulea var. sylvestris Molinia simonii var. major Molinia varia var. arundinacea Molinia varia var. litoralis Molinia caerulea subsp. litoralis Molinia caerulea var. altissima Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea Molinia caerulea var. altissima Molinia caerulea var. sylvatica Molinia caerulea var. litoralis Molinia caerulea var. sylvatica Molinia caerulea var. sylvatica Molinia caerulea

Lower taxons

Molinia caerulea var. obtusa Molinia caerulea var. depauperata