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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Molinia caerulea subsp. litoralisName author: (Host) Paul
Molinia caerulea subsp. variaName author: (Schrank) O.Schwarz
Molinia caerulea var. africanaName author: Maire
Molinia caerulea var. albifloraName author: Gagnep.
Molinia caerulea var. altissimaName author: (Link) Beck
Molinia caerulea var. altissimaName author: (Link) Dobrescu
Molinia caerulea var. arundinaceaName author: (Schrank) Vis.
Molinia caerulea var. atrovirensName author: (Thuill.) Chevall.
Molinia caerulea var. brevirameaName author: Parn.
Molinia caerulea var. breviramosaName author: Parn.
Molinia caerulea var. compactaName author: Duterte
Molinia caerulea var. depauperataName author: (Tinant) Bab.
Molinia caerulea var. divaricataName author: Boenn.
Molinia caerulea var. expansaName author: Blytt
Molinia caerulea var. flavescensName author: Boenn.
Molinia caerulea var. foliosaName author: Gaudin
Molinia caerulea var. humilisName author: Peterm.
Molinia caerulea var. latifoliaName author: Blytt
Molinia caerulea var. lightfootiiName author: Harz
Molinia caerulea var. litoralisName author: (Host) Reichenb. ex Blytt
Molinia caerulea var. majorName author: (Roth) Soó
Molinia caerulea var. minimaName author: Burkhardt
Molinia caerulea var. minorName author: Holandre
Molinia caerulea var. mollisName author: Harz
Molinia caerulea var. multifloraName author: Gray
Molinia caerulea var. pratensisName author: Schltdl.
Molinia caerulea var. pseudodactylisName author: Douin
Molinia caerulea var. rivulorumName author: (Pomel) Trab.
Molinia caerulea var. robustaName author: Prahl
Molinia caerulea var. salsuginosaName author: Roshev.
Molinia caerulea var. subspicataName author: Boenn.
Molinia caerulea var. sylvaticaName author: (Link) D.Dietr.
Molinia caerulea var. sylvaticaName author: (Link) Dur.-Duq.
Molinia caerulea var. sylvaticaName author: (Link) Gray
Molinia caerulea var. sylvestrisName author: Schltdl.
Molinia caerulea var. viviparaName author: Boenn.
Molinia depauperataName author: Lindl. ex D.Don
Molinia euxinaName author: Pobed.
Molinia horanszkyiName author: Milk.
Molinia hungaricaName author: Milk.
Molinia minorName author: (Holandre) Holandre
Molinia rivulorumName author: Pomel
Molinia simoniiName author: Milk.
Molinia simonii var. majorName author: Milk.
Molinia sylvaticaName author: Link
Molinia sylvaticaName author: (Link) Bréb.
Molinia variaName author: Schrank
Molinia variabilisName author: Wibel
Poa caeruleaName author: (L.) Bernh.
Poa caerulea var. atrovirensName author: (Thuill.) Mérat

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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