ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Molinia caerulea

(L.) Moench

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Molinia
Species: Molinia caerulea
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1794

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Molinia caerulea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Aira atrovirensThuill.
Aira caeruleaL.
Aira caerulea unranked variegataAbbey
Amblytes caerulea(L.) Dulac
Arundo agrostisLapeyr. ex Willk. & Lange
Cynodon caeruleus(L.) Raspail
Enodium atrovirensDumort.
Enodium caeruleum(L.) Gaudin
Enodium caeruleum subsp. atrovirens(Thuill.) Dumort.
Enodium caeruleum var. alpinumGray
Enodium caeruleum var. angustifoliumTinant
Enodium caeruleum var. brevifoliumTinant
Enodium caeruleum var. congestumPauquy
Enodium caeruleum var. contractumTinant
Enodium caeruleum var. depauperatumTinant
Enodium caeruleum var. divaricatumDumort.
Enodium caeruleum var. interruptumTinant
Enodium caeruleum var. latifoliumTinant
Enodium caeruleum var. laxumTinant
Enodium caeruleum var. longifoliumTinant
Enodium caeruleum var. multiflorumGray
Enodium caeruleum var. pallescensLange
Enodium caeruleum var. parviflorumTinant
Enodium caeruleum var. pauciflorumTinant
Enodium caeruleum var. secundumTinant
Enodium caeruleum var. sylvaticumGray
Enodium caeruleum var. uniflorumTinant
Enodium litoraleRchb. ex Kunth
Enodium sylvaticumLink
Festuca caerulea(L.) DC.
Hydrochloa caerulea(L.) Hartm.
Hydrochloa coeruleaHartm.
Melica alpinaG.Don ex D.Don
Melica arundinaceaRaeusch.
Melica atrovirens(Thuill.) Le Turq.
Melica caerulea(L.) L.
Melica caerulea var. atrovirens(Thuill.) Lej.
Melica caerulea var. majorRoth
Melica caerulea var. minorSchrad.
Melica caerulea var. viridifloraLej.
Melica divaricataMeigen & Weniger
Melica sylvaticaLink ex Steud.
Melica variabilisSchur
Molinia bertiniCarrière
Molinia caerulea f. giganteaKoczw.
Molinia caerulea f. pallescens(Lange) Holmb.
Molinia caerulea f. variegataBeetle
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea(Schrank) Paul ex Grabherr
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea
Molinia caerulea subsp. hispanicaL.Frey

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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