Molinia

Molinia caerulea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Arundinoideae
Tribus: Molinieae
Genus: Molinia
Species: M. arundinacea – M. caerulea

Name

• Molinia Schrank, Baier. Fl. 1: 100, 334 (1789)
• Type species: Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench, Methodus: 183 (1794) fl.

Synonyms

• Monilia Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 110 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. superfl.
• Enodium Pers. ex Gaudin, Agrost. Helv. 1: 145 (1811).
• Graphephorum Honda, J. Jap. Bot. 10: 693 (1934), nom. illeg.

References

• Schrank, F. von P. von (1789) Baiersche Flora 1: 100, 334.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Molinia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Molinia. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Molinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Molinia. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Molinia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2009-02-04.

Vernacular names

English: Moor Grasses
suomi: Siniheinät
français: Molinie

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