ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Molinia caerulea

Name author: (L.) Moench

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

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

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

02 / CONNECT THE NAMES

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 atrovirensName author: Thuill.
Aira caeruleaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Aira caerulea unranked variegataName author: Abbey
Amblytes caeruleaName author: (L.) Dulac
Arundo agrostisName author: Lapeyr. ex Willk. & Lange
Cynodon caeruleusName author: (L.) Raspail
Enodium atrovirensName author: Dumort.
Enodium caeruleumName author: (L.) Gaudin
Enodium caeruleum subsp. atrovirensName author: (Thuill.) Dumort.
Enodium caeruleum var. alpinumName author: Gray
Enodium caeruleum var. angustifoliumName author: Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. brevifoliumName author: Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. congestumName author: Pauquy
Enodium caeruleum var. contractumName author: Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. depauperatumName author: Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. divaricatumName author: Dumort.
Enodium caeruleum var. interruptumName author: Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. latifoliumName author: Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. laxumName author: Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. longifoliumName author: Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. multiflorumName author: Gray
Enodium caeruleum var. pallescensName author: Lange
Enodium caeruleum var. parviflorumName author: Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. pauciflorumName author: Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. secundumName author: Tinant
Enodium caeruleum var. sylvaticumName author: Gray
Enodium caeruleum var. uniflorumName author: Tinant
Enodium litoraleName author: Rchb. ex Kunth
Enodium sylvaticumName author: Link
Festuca caeruleaName author: (L.) DC.
Hydrochloa caeruleaName author: (L.) Hartm.
Hydrochloa coeruleaName author: Hartm.
Melica alpinaName author: G.Don ex D.Don
Melica arundinaceaName author: Raeusch.
Melica atrovirensName author: (Thuill.) Le Turq.
Melica caeruleaName author: (L.) L.
Melica caerulea var. atrovirensName author: (Thuill.) Lej.
Melica caerulea var. majorName author: Roth
Melica caerulea var. minorName author: Schrad.
Melica caerulea var. viridifloraName author: Lej.
Melica divaricataName author: Meigen & Weniger
Melica sylvaticaName author: Link ex Steud.
Melica variabilisName author: Schur
Molinia bertiniName author: Carrière
Molinia caerulea f. giganteaName author: Koczw.
Molinia caerulea f. pallescensName author: (Lange) Holmb.
Molinia caerulea f. variegataName author: Beetle
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinaceaName author: (Schrank) Paul ex Grabherr
Molinia caerulea subsp. caeruleaName author: Not supplied
Molinia caerulea subsp. hispanicaName author: L.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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