| Plants : Poaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench
Purple Moor-grass
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| Molinia caerulea |
Description: A very common and locally abundant tussocky grass of wet heaths, bogs, moorland etc., especially but not exclusively in upland areas. It grows up to about 2500 feet.
The flower spikes are narrow and bluish or purplish in colour.
All names: Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench
Distribution Map from NBN: Molinia caerulea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Molinia caerulea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Molinia caerulea. (L.) Moench. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2499. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |